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Research roundup: 2,400-year-old clay puppets; this is your brain on Klingon

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South Dakota's Wind Cave gets its name from the flow of air moving continually through its many passages.

Its rock and mineral formations boast a unique chemistry that fluoresces when exposed to black light.

That fluorescence could shed light on how life can thrive in extreme environments, including that of Europa .

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