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Planetary ScienceNeptune’s balmy south pole
Neptune's south pole is about 10°C warmer than any other place on the planet.
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AgricultureWeb Special: You fertilized with what?
A study shows that farmers can substitute human urine for conventional fertilizer.
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AnthropologySail Away: Tools reveal extent of ancient Polynesian trips
Rock from Hawaii was fashioned into a stone tool found in Polynesian islands more than 4,000 kilometers to the south, indicating that canoeists made the sea journey around 1,000 years ago.