The Atlantic

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No One Actually Knows What a Moon Is

The universe has quasi-moons, mini-moons, and moonlets, but no official definition of what counts as a moon.
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Tattoos Do Odd Things to the Immune System

When you stick ink-filled needles into your skin, your body’s defenders respond accordingly. Scientists aren’t sure if that’s good or bad for you.
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[:es]A Gnarly New Theory About Saturn’s Rings[:]

[:es]The story of a long-lost moon[:]
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[:es]A Gnarly New Theory About Saturn’s Rings[:]

[:es]The story of a long-lost moon[:]
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[:es]Polio Is Exploiting a Very Human Weakness[:]

[:es]The world has been so close to eradicating polio for so long—which is exactly why the virus is staging a comeback now.[:]
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[:es]Man’s Other Best Friend[:]

[:es]Domesticating horses changed humanity forever. Where and when did it first happen?[:]
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[:es]What Humans Can Learn From Nature’s Biggest Hibernators[:]

[:es]Could bears hold the key to better treatments for stroke, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer’s?[:]
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[:es]Do birds have language? It depends on how you define it.[:]

[:es] In the cheeps, trills and tweets of birdsong, scientists find some parallels with human speech [:]
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[:es]We Almost Forgot About the Moon Trees[:]

[:es]A collection of tree seeds that went round and round the moon was scattered far and wide back home.[:]