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   Features Shaky groundScientists who failed to warn citizens of a major earthquake have been charged with manslaughter, igniting debate and raising the question - will we have any warning before future big earthquakes hit?  A mammoth rundownMammoths are one of the largest known mammal species to ever inhabit the Earth, and have been found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Here's an overview of all the species that have so far been discovered.  The mammoth experimentWith scientists attempting to resurrect the woolly mammoth within the next five years, it's time to get familiar with this formidable prehistoric pachyderm.  COSMOS Special: Mammoth WeekWhat killed the mammoths, should we bring them back to life and how much does a mammoth skeleton sell for these days? This week COSMOS explores the phenomenal mammal that could one day be resurrected if a team of ambitious scientists get their way.  Inside the Square Kilometre ArrayIn February 2012, the location of one of the world's greatest science facilities is expected to be revealed. Until then, it's anyone's guess as to whether the Australian/NZ or Southern African consortium will win the bid to host the A$2.5 billion radio telescope.  The blue carbon strategyMangrove forests, seagrass beds and salt marshes possess a huge carbon storage capacity, which scientists say can be used to mitigate climate change. Known as blue carbon, this resource could one day be quantified and sold on international carbon trading markets.  Sexual evolutionWhile sex purges our genome of harmful mutations and pushes biodiversity, it's a costly exercise for the average organism. So when, and why, did it all begin? John Long trawls the fossil record to find out.  River of lifeThe birthplace of both agriculture and civilisation, Syria's Euphrates River is again facing turmoil and change - environmental as well as political. Fiona MacDonald travels to the ancient waterway.  Atomic flatlandGraphene, the two-dimensional wonder material, seems ready to deliver on some of its early promises for the three-dimensional world.  Keystones in evolution"One good find is worth a thousand theories," says renowned palaeontologist Patrick Orr, because an extraordinary fossil can change everything we think we know about the evolution of prehistoric life. Here's an overview of high-impact fossils that have recently been unearthed.  World's most venomous animalsWith sufficient toxins to kill an adult human many times over, here are some of the world's most venomous animals.  Autism's complex webThe complex gene network behind the spectrum of autism disorders is slowly being unravelled.  PharmlandThe days of factories filled with vats fermenting medicines may be numbered. Becky McCall talks to the new breed of scientists designing plants and fungi that naturally manufacture cleaner, cheaper and safer drugs.  Interview with Bryan GaenslerHaving just returned from the launch of CAASTRO (the Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics) in Sydney, Bryan Gaensler spoke to reviews editor Kate Arneman about what inspired his first popular science book. 
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