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Tuesday
Each bottle of Champagne contains around 50 million bubbles. But will any of them accelerate the inebriation process? Victor Bezrukov/Flickr.com hide caption
Could a countdown to death help you lead a more ecstatic life? Daniel Horowitz for NPR hide caption
Monday
Alexander Stevens, Shackleton's chief scientist, looks south from the deck of the Aurora. Hut Point Peninsula on Ross Island, Antarctica, can be seen in the background. nzaht.org hide caption
A drawing of the scientific theory of evolution, which states that living things evolve over time. Martin Wimmer/iStockphoto hide caption
People drew maps of body locations where they feel basic emotions (top row) and more complex ones (bottom row). Hot colors show regions that people say are stimulated during the emotion. Cool colors indicate deactivated areas. Image courtesy of Lauri Nummenmaa, Enrico Glerean, Riitta Hari, and Jari Hietanen. hide caption
Sunday
Pallbearers carry the flag-draped coffin of Francois Jacob, Nobel Prize-winner and World War II veteran, in Paris on April 24. Reuters/Landov hide caption
In Jiaonan county, the Qi wall incorporates outcrops of bedrock. Linda Nicholas/The Field Museum hide caption
Saturday
The most abundant meteorites found in Antarctica are called chondrites. They are some of the oldest objects known in the solar system. Katherine Joy/Antarctic Search for Meteorites Program / Case Western Reserve University hide caption
Friday
Ripening fruit in a grove in Plant City, Fla., this month. Florida citrus growers are worried about citrus greening, which causes bacteria to grow on the leaf and fruit, eventually killing the tree. Chris O'Meara/AP hide caption