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Mark and David Geier were a father-and-son team of researchers who operated on the fringes of the scientific establishment. They were known for promoting…

Mark and David Geier were a father-and-son team of researchers who operated on the fringes of the scientific establishment. They were known for promoting…

For all of the eons that animal life has existed on Earth, the sun has been there too. And for all of those eons,…

For all of the eons that animal life has existed on Earth, the sun has been there too. And for all of those eons,…