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The Jet Stream’s History, Cookbooks, and Feminist Fury

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Quincy Jones, Color Vision, and the F-Word

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Wild Boar Emerges From the Forest on the Island of Kauai, Hawaii.

Feral Pigs, Vengeance, and a World of Languages

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Bears, Beers, and the Question of Free Will

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Autism Research, Dungan Food, and Forest Histories

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Lightning Gods, Staticky Bugs, and Modern Genetics

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Spies, Fashion, and Pet Cemeteries

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