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From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas or the cooling of a hot metal, to the unfolding of a thought in our minds and even the course of life i...

Our planet's elliptical orbit around the Sun and its billions-of-years existence are facts we take for granted, matters every literate high schoo...

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Our nearest celestial neighbour, the Moon, has always been the most conspicuous feature in our night sky. It has compelled observers since the dawn...

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