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Cannibalism, Climate Change, and Identical Twins

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Tricky Birds, Birmingham Murders, and Dance Music

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Dung Beetles, A Marvel Hero, and New Archaeology

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Froggie Genetics, Nature in Miniature, and Paddington Bear

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Fast Science, TV Baseball, and Curing Nightmares

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Mosquitoes, Truffles, and a Neanderthal Clan

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Grief, Animism, and the Bestseller List

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Anti-Demon Design, Library Spies, and Fannie Lou Hamer

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Digital Farms, Getting Moving, and the Next Pandemic

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Smelly Science, Gross Bread, and Whale Life

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