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Summer of the sharks
A great white shark is attracted by a lure on October 19, 2009 in Gansbaai, South Africa. (Getty Images)
(CNN) – Some are calling this the "summer of sharks." Great whites have been spotted close to shore on Cape Cod and New Jersey, forcing beaches to close. Andy Dehart is a marine biologist and shark adviser for the Discovery Channel. He joined us on Tuesday's American Morning to explain our fascination with the great white shark. Watch 
The science of 'Inception': Can your dreams be manipulated?
(CNN) – Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page star in Christopher Nolan's summer blockbuster, "Inception." The movie deals with stealing and planting thoughts inside someone's mind while they dream, a sort of nocturnal espionage. Is it real or science fiction? Deirdre Barrett is a clinical psychologist with Harvard Medical School and a leader in the field of dream research. She joined us on Tuesday's American Morning to discuss the possibilities of dream manipulation. Watch
Experts discuss preparedness for major U.S. quake
(CNN) – We've seen two major earthquakes in two months, and experts predict we'll see more.
Here in the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey says more than 75 million people in 39 states face significant risk from earthquakes.
So are we prepared? And who's at risk?
We were joined on Tuesday's American Morning by two experts to discuss the United States' earthquake preparedness: Marcia McNutt, director of the USGS, and Andre Filiatrualt, a University at Buffalo civil engineering professor and director of the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research.
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Branson unveils new commercial spacecraft
The countdown is on to commercial space travel. Today, Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson will unveil the world's first commercial manned spacecraft. 300 tourists have already booked a ticket – at $200,000 a pop.
Sir Richard Branson was live from the Mojave Desert on American Morning Monday with the first look at the new spacecraft.
E-mails cast doubt on climate change research
The e-mails and allegations that the global warming threat may be exaggerated could have a major impact on climate change negotiations in Copenhagen this week.
Ground zero for the climate scandal has been Britain's University of East Anglia. Our John Roberts went directly to the source to dig deeper on this story.
Scientists 'cooking the books' on global warming?
The climate change summit that starts today in Copenhagen is bringing together officials from nearly 200 nations, including President Obama, who will fly there next week. One of the goals is to get countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which scientists say are heating up the Earth and doing damage to the world our kids and their kids will inherit.
But is the problem as bad as some people make it sound? Critics say e-mails swiped from a British university suggest researchers could be putting their own spin on reality. The controversy is creating political fireworks all the way to Washington. Our Jim Acosta has the report.
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