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What: "We've discovered that our magnetic shield is drafty, like a house with a window stuck open during a storm," says Harald Frey of the University of California, Berkeley, lead author of a paper on this research published Dec. 4 in Nature. "The house deflects most of the storm, but the couch is ruined. Similarly, our magnetic shield takes the brunt of space storms, but some energy slips through its cracks, sometimes enough to cause problems with satellites, radio communication, and power systems."

Writer: Harald Frey

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Date: Jun 4 2011 2:47 AM

What: "The DNA is like a train track that gets pulled apart by the train."

Writer: Dr. Barry Starr

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Date: Sep 21 2011 9:01 PM

What: "For me, mindfulness is like a walk in a meadow on a sunny but crisp Spring day, and the absence of mindfulness is like a soap opera I watch all day every day. I don't need a fascinating, dynamic, smart, sassy, witty, original story full of insight and charm. I'll gladly take the everyday joy of the breeze on my skin, the sun in my forehead, the breath as I exhale, and even on the dreariest day, the smile that spreads across my face, for absolutely no reason whatsoever"

Writer: frndhm

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Date: May 10 2012 3:49 PM

What: "However, seawater desalination is like a petrol-guzzling "six cylinder" family car. If desalination supplies around 300 litres per person per day, energy use would rise by 400 per cent above today's levels."

Writer: Peter Ronald

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Date: Jul 30 2013 3:59 PM