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Flight of the Dragons

Flight of the Dragons
Using DNA, Scripps researchers unlock the evolutionary path of Australia's seadragons

Seething History

Seething History
A Scripps team captures gases emitted from Iceland's volcanoes to plumb the island's geologic roots and address hot scientific debates

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