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    Australia's Flooding Disaster Forces Many to Flee

    Jan 12, 2011 10:20 PM EST

    ... In this part of Queensland, there's not much land still visible. It's become a vast muddy lake instead. Normal life is being stifled. Just ask the Johnson family. They have lost their house and its contents and are now in a Brisbane shelter. WOMAN: The water was up ...

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    How Close Are We to Finding an Earthlike Planet?

    Jan 11, 2011 09:52 PM EST

    ... Marcy says. "It's a very strong hint, but it ain't proof at all." If you have a question on science or technology for Just Ask, send an e-mail to science@newshour.org with "science question" in the subject line or leave it in the comments section below.

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    Birds Tumbling From the Sky; Fish Floating Dead in the Water: How Unusual Are These Animal Die-Offs?

    Jan 04, 2011 11:21 PM EST

    ... us in a direction that may give us more answers as to why this occurred." If you have a question on science or technology for Just Ask, send an e-mail to science@newshour.org with "science question" in the subject line or leave it in the comments section below.

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    Health Reform Law's Legal, Political Obstacles Continue to Mount

    Dec 20, 2010 10:56 PM EST

    ... the federal courts.And all this will be resolved well before the new requirements begin to kick in, in 2014. JEFFREY BROWN: And let me just ask you briefly, we're looking -- you look ahead to January.You have House Republicans coming in now, taking over then, who have talked ...

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    Intel Agencies Offer Gloomy View of Afghan War

    Dec 15, 2010 10:05 PM EST

    ... descriptions from a group of people. MARGARET WARNER: So, back to the findings. I want to get to Pakistan in a minute, but let me just ask, first of all, do they dispute what General Petraeus and Secretary Gates have been saying about, at least in military terms, that U ...

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    What We're Reading: Saturn's Rings, Little Brown Bat Disease and Fossil Looting

    Dec 13, 2010 04:10 PM EST

    ... in case you missed it, some stories from our Science page last week: Cancun Climate Talks: Signs of Progress or More Stumbling Blocks? David Pogue: Cycle of New Consumer Technology is 'Off the Tracks' Who Are the 'Anonymous' Hackers Supporting Wikileaks? Just Ask: What Would a Supersized Atom Look Like?

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    Universe is Expanding, But Not All of It

    Nov 24, 2010 01:21 PM EST

    ... same everywhere." Astronomers rely on observations of bright, far-flung objects like supernovas to measure the rate of expansion. And they use supercomputer simulations to show that regions of high-matter density stay intact. Email your Just Ask! questions to science@newshour.org with "Science Question" in the subject line.

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    Introducing an All New Science Page

    Nov 17, 2010 02:43 PM EST

    ... We'll have more science features and breaking news. Once a week, a science expert will answer your -- and our-- questions in a feature called "Just Ask." Also weekly, we'll be posting a list of the science stories we're reading. And we'll have lesson plans for teachers ...

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    Harvard Astrophysicist Answers: What Is a Supernova?

    Nov 15, 2010 08:38 PM EST

    ... its material out into the gas between the stars. So a supernova explosion is an exploding star. It's something that is the end of a star, and it's a tremendously energetic explosion. Email your Just Ask! questions to science@newshour.org with "Science Question" in the subject line.

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    Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Encounter New Stumbling Blocks

    Nov 09, 2010 12:50 AM EST

    ... a chance to try. MARGARET WARNER: And this threat by Prime Minister Abbas to -- or President Abbas -- to go straight to the U.N. and just ask for declarations, independent state, is that an empty threat? SHIBLEY TELHAMI: Well, here's the problem for the Palestinians. One is, on the ...