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The microbiologist studying the giant floating petri dish in space
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Attendees at Mexico's Festival de Avándaro, which took place in 1971 outside of Valle de Bravo. Colecciones Carlos Monsiváis/Museo del Estanquillo hide caption
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The world's oldest mummies are decomposing after 7,000 years. Here's why.
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Schmidtea mediterranea is an especially appealing animal for scientists who research regeneration because, when cut, each of the fragments will regenerate into a complete, new organism. Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado/Wikimedia Commons hide caption
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