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World Service,22 Jul 2017,26 mins

Are You Afraid of The Dark?

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In 1878, scientists all over the US witnessed a total eclipse of the sun. After that, American science was never quite the same. Also: Sona Hosseini learns that being an astronomist….can be depressing; photographer Joel Sartore goes on a quest to take pictures of endangered animals before they disappear; why the American TV drama Twin Peaks took off in Russia; and we remember director George Romero who changed how we think about zombies. (Image: A total solar eclipse is seen in Indonesia on March 9, 2016. Credit: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

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