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How Did the Moon Come to Be?
Samples from the Apollo mission support an intriguing new theory for how the Moon formed called the “Giant Impact Hypothesis”
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Intrepid paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in the Arctic’s cold and dark.

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Take a tasty look at insect foods that could benefit our health and our warming planet.

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Join the hunt for the universe’s most common—yet most elusive and baffling—particle.

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As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA explores its little-known risks and benefits.

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Scientists race to help corals adapt to warming oceans through assisted evolution.

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NASA launches its most ambitious search yet for traces of ancient life on Mars.

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Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.

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Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.

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Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.

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Scientists look to geoengineering and other methods to cool the planet.

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Can bringing predators—and fear—back into an ecosystem help restore its natural balance?