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Can Cuba's innovative lung cancer vaccines give new hope to patients across the world?
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Paleontologist Kirk Johnson explores the dynamic history—and future—of ice at the poles.
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Discover the science behind Leonardo da Vinci's masterpieces—and Mona Lisa's iconic smile.
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Amazing fossils reveal how mammals took over after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.
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Beyond icy worlds of Uranus and Neptune, Pluto dazzles with its mysterious ocean.
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NASA's Cassini reveals the mysteries of Saturn's rings—and new hope for life on a moon.
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Jupiter's massive gravitational force has made it a wrecking ball and a protector of Earth