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Egyptians wrestle with the new riddle of the Sphinx

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Science: Children of firefighters may suffer heart defects

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Canadian warning for Australian research centres

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Something stirs on Mount St Helens: When Mount St Helenserupted a decade ago, it blasted the forests from its slopes. Now thedevastated volcano is beginning to show signs of life

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Alaska's silent spring: One year after the Exxon Valdez

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Science: Killer whales communicate in distinct 'dialects'

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Technology: East and West reach for the Open Skies

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Canadians accuse US of 'hysteria' over drugs

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Technology: Ovulation captured live with ultrasound

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Canada's lawyers push for 14-day limit on embryo research

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Measles vaccination may not protect for life

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Science: Mayan ruins succumb to attack from the age of oil

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