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A mature Atlantic tomcod collected from the Hudson River. These tomcod evolved to handle excessive amounts of industrial pollutants, like PCBs and dioxin, in the water. Science/AAAS hide caption

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Animals

Toxic Avengers: Pollution Drove Fish Evolution

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Toxic Avengers: Pollution Drove Fish Evolution

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Investigations

Air Safety On Autopilot? Problems Spur Investigation

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Air Safety On Autopilot? Problems Spur Investigation

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A shop in Cairo's Tahrir Square is spray-painted with the word "twitter" on Feb. 4, days after the Egyptian government blocked Internet access. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images hide caption

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World

Through Protests, One Man Helps Define Twitter

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Through Protests, One Man Helps Define Twitter

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Music News

From Lieder To Latin: The New York Festival Of Song

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From Lieder To Latin: The New York Festival Of Song

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In this July 23, 2008, photo, Egyptian boys watch passing girls on the bank of the Nile in Cairo. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption

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World

Digging Into Egypt's Culture Of Harassment

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Digging Into Egypt's Culture Of Harassment

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Photographer Sally Mann and Larry Mann, in her home gallery in Lexington, Va., have been married for 40 years. Melissa Block/NPR hide caption

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Photography

From Lens To Photo: Sally Mann Captures Her Love

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From Lens To Photo: Sally Mann Captures Her Love

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Ken Jennings, left, and Brad Rutter, right, applauded for Watson earlier in the competition. Carol Kaelson/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Who Is The New Overlord?

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Who Is The New Overlord?

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Rihanna's new video is the target of a lawsuit from photographer David LaChapelle. YouTube hide caption

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Thinly Veiled: Lawsuit Over Steamy Rihanna Video Sparks Debate On Copycat Culture

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