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|    INNOVATION   |     This Tiny Country Feeds the World

The Netherlands is a small, densely populated country, with more than 1,300 inhabitants per square mile. It’s bereft of almost every resource long thought to be necessary for large-scale agriculture. Yet it’s the globe’s number two exporter of food as measured by value, second only to the United States, which has 270 times its landmass. How on Earth have the Dutch done it? LEARN HOW FURTHER: SUBSCRIBE TO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE + RELATED:THE WORLD’S MOST IMPROBABLE GREEN CITY +

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|    ARCHAEOLOGY   |  Get a First Look Inside a Newly Opened Egyptian Tomb The 3,500-year-old site, discovered near Luxor, belonged to a goldsmith and his wife. SEE THE PICTURES + |    NEUROSCIENCE   |  How Science Is Unlocking the Secrets of Addiction We're learning more about the craving that fuels self-defeating habits—and how new discoveries can help us kick the habit. EXPLORE YOUR BRAIN +

This Tiny, Transparent Fish Could Save Your Life For a creature that’s less than one and a half inches long, the zebrafish (Danio rerio) looms large in biomedical research: More than 80 percent of its genes are also found in humans, and both species have many parts in common. LEARN MORE FURTHER: EXPLORE YOUR OWN DNA +

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NUMBER2KNOW 4,824 [FOUR THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR] THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT NASA’S CASSINI SPACECRAFT ORBITED SATURN, COLLECTING A SCIENTIFIC GOLD MINE OF DATA AND IMAGES. 3-D EXCLUSIVE: SEE CASSINI’S EXTRAORDINARY ‘GRAND TOUR’ OF SATURN +

|    PALEONTOLOGY   | New Feathered Dinosaur Had Four Wings but Couldn't Fly In a surprise for paleontologists, the well-preserved fossil suggests that the animal spent its life scampering around on the forest floor. MEET THE ‘SILKY’ CREATURE + |    SPACE   | How a NASA Spacecraft Could Help Aliens Find Earth Maps riding aboard the Voyager probes pinpoint our location in the galaxy. WE TALKED TO THE MAN WHO MADE THEM +

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|      7:00     |      WILDLIFE WATCH     | Young Collectors Are Fueling a Boom in Ultra-Exotic Pets For young adults in China, venomous snakes, rare crocs, and even sharks offer a way to stand out. But the trend comes with a cost. LOOK INSIDE THEIR WORLD RELATED: EAGLES ARE BEING KILLED FOR BLACK-MARKET BODY PARTS +

ICYMI You may have missed these popular articles. Now is your chance to scope them out. FOSSIL BEARS DEEP-SPACE RADIO BURSTS NEW AMAZON  SPECIES Want more science news like this? Read up.

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