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Games Play this fun web-based biosphere simulator Mark Frauenfelder

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Science Decoding whale language could unlock new legal rights for them Ruben Bolling

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Delightful Creatures Plan to reintroduce grizzlies to California runs into predictable resistance Jason Weisberger

Science More heat means more energy. More energy means bigger storms Jason Weisberger

Science Triceratops fossil up for auction Rob Beschizza

Games Xbox just officially announced their next console, and it sounds an awful lot like a prebuilt PC Grant St. Clair

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