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NASA Delays Launch of James Webb Space Telescope Until 2020

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The Superfund Sites of Silicon Valley

Kansas girl at centre of 1954 U.S. school segregation ruling dies

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Mediterranean megaflood confirmed

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Diamond device paves way for first practical microwave lasers

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