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The new book 'Near-Earth Objects' looks at ways of finding potentially harmful asteroids and comets before they can strike this planet.

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Quirks and Quarks Stung! Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean - 2013/06/08 - Pt. 4 Jun 8, 2013 | 18:29Dr. Lisa-ann Gershwin suggests jellyfish are taking over the oceans in her new book 'Stung! On Jellyfish and the Future of the Ocean.
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