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The Economist explains
Have swallows evolved to cope with cars?
Natural selection may be at work in American cliff swallows
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How can television signals be used to track aircraft?
An experimental radar system will use ordinary television signals to track aircraft flying over London
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Why is the Cyrus cylinder important?
The rugby ball-sized clay cylinder is arguably the earliest articulation of human rights
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Why is less cocaine coming from Colombia?
Colombia, once the world's top source of cocaine, has slipped behind
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What is the cosmic microwave background?
It looks pretty, but what exactly is its significance?
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Why does Greenland’s election have global implications?
The importance of polar politics
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Why is South Africa included in the BRICS?
It's not a BRIC, so why is it one of the BRICS?
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Why does Easter move around so much?
It all depends on the timing of the full moon relative to March 21st
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Has Voyager 1 left the solar system?
A new paper says Voyager 1 has already left the solar system based on the probe's measurements of cosmic rays; NASA says no
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Why is there talk of a “one-state solution” for Israelis and Palestinians?
Why is there talk of a “one-state solution” for Israelis and Palestinians?
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Who are the Jesuits, exactly?
The election of Pope Francis marks the first time a Jesuit has led the Catholic church. What does this mean?