Marine creatures great & small
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Photographs of marine organisms are presented. The ocean boasts millions of fascinating creatures ranging from one-celled algae to blue whales weighing more than 200 tons. Scientists estimate that there are five million marine organisms that are as yet unidentified.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1995
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Space: which way is up?
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Observations of radiowaves emitted by galaxies indicate that the universe is not isotropic. The radiation which reaches the Earth is polarized or rotates, indicating the presence of an axis. The axis is pointed toward the constellation Sextans.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1997
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Man without a country
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Chinese astronomer Fang Lizhi has been exiled to the US after the 1989 Tiananmen massacre. Lizhi had been a vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party throughout most of his academic career.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1996
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