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  1. Humans

    From the July 18, 1936, issue

    Modeling cosmic rays, shining colored light on plants, and the chances of being struck by lightning.

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  2. Astronomy

    Black Hole Explorations

    What would it be like to orbit a black hole—or even to fall into one? You can find out by exploring the world of black holes in a Web site created by a team at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md. For a fully interactive multimedia experience, click “Journey to a Black Hole” […]

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  3. Astronomy

    Recurrent Eruption: Explosive stellar saga

    Six thermonuclear explosions have ripped off the outer layers of a dense, nearby star in the past 108 years.