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Music Rooted in Human Speech
- The use of 12 tone intervals in the music of many human cultures is rooted in the physics of how our vocal anatomy produces speech, according to researchers at the Duke Center for Cognitive Neuroscience. Learn more at www.purveslab.net.
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What Are the Odds? Shark Attack
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What are the odds you will be attacked by a shark? Learn more about odds in this video.
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FYI: Cockroaches
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Most people hate roaches, but these little bugs are the ultimate survivors. Learn what makes cockroaches tick by watching this video from the Discovery Channel.
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The Mysteries of the Octopus
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A marine biologist demystifies the octopus.
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Dirty Jobs: Mosquito Control
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Mosquito control is an important but difficult job. Learn more about the importance of mosquito control with this video from HowStuffWorks.
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Wild and Weird Rockets: Gila Monster
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The Gila Monster is probably the biggest homemade rocket you've ever seen in your life. Check it out in this video. Brought to you by the Discovery Channel.
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Growing Living Organs in a Lab
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U.S. researchers have grown a living and beating heart in a lab. Scientists from the University of Minnesota took hearts from dead rats and injected them with heart cells from newborn rats; the hearts then came to life. Video courtesy of Reuters.
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Cloning the Dead
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Cloning could potentially replace a lost loved one, though the clone would never be exactly the same as the original person.
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Can a Man Be Pregnant?
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Is a pregnant man actually possible? Watch this Reuters news video showing Thomas Beattie, an Oregon man (who was born a woman but kept the uterus) who according to at least one magazine and several pictures is pregnant and expecting in July 2008.
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