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NASA Scientists Finally Analyze 50-Year-Old Moon Dust
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NASA Scientists Finally Analyze 50-Year-Old Moon Dust
Melissa T. Miller
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Vaporizing a Hot Dog in Acid Is Both Gross and Satisfying
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Vaporizing a Hot Dog in Acid Is Both Gross and Satisfying
Matthew Hart
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Watch a Chemist Turn Cotton Balls into Tasty Cotton Candy
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Watch a Chemist Turn Cotton Balls into Tasty Cotton Candy
Matthew Hart
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Watch This Chemical Ignite Like Wildfire from GAME OF THRONES
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Watch This Chemical Ignite Like Wildfire from GAME OF THRONES
Matthew Hart
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Newly ID’d Space Molecules Give Insight into Life’s Origins
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Newly ID’d Space Molecules Give Insight into Life’s Origins
Matthew Hart
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Blade Made Out of Beach Sand Captures Ocean Spirit
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Blade Made Out of Beach Sand Captures Ocean Spirit
Matthew Hart
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Can Two Snowflakes Be Identical?
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Can Two Snowflakes Be Identical?
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Why Do Pacific Rim Jaegers Need Two Brains?
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Why Do Pacific Rim Jaegers Need Two Brains?
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Mercury Will Devour Your Gold If You Let It
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Mercury Will Devour Your Gold If You Let It
Matthew Hart
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Brilliant Blue Sulfur Fire is Beautiful, Toxic Mess
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Brilliant Blue Sulfur Fire is Beautiful, Toxic Mess
Derrick Rossignol
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Chlorosulfonic Acid Eats Through Tangerines Like Xenomorph Blood
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Chlorosulfonic Acid Eats Through Tangerines Like Xenomorph Blood
Matthew Hart
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Watch Safety Matches Set Ablaze With Sulfuric Acid
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Watch Safety Matches Set Ablaze With Sulfuric Acid
Matthew Hart
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