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  1. Physics

    ‘Magic number’ 34

    Guest post by Gabriel Popkin.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Highlights from annual meeting of infectious disease specialists

    Heartburn pills increase risk of pneumonia, a better catheter and more were presented October 2-6, 2013 at ID Week in San Francisco.

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  3. Planetary Science

    Rare, free-floating exoplanet found

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Old drug may have new trick

    Parkinson’s medication helps mice with condition that mimics MS.

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  5. Climate

    Tropics to launch into uncharted climate territory by 2038

    Global temperatures will take a permanent leap above historical bounds by 2047 if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, a simulation suggests.

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  6. Chemistry

    Simulating reactions in cyberspace earns Nobel Prize in chemistry

    Computer models that meld quantum and classical calculations have earned three scientists the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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  7. Animals

    Hibernating turtles don’t slip into a coma

    Winterized red-eared sliders shut down their lungs but spring into action when they see light.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    ‘Decoding Annie Parker’ portrays hunt for breast cancer genes

    Not long ago, most doctors scoffed at the idea of a “cancer gene,” as the new film shows.

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  9. Chemistry

    Solving chemical experiments in cyberspace wins scientists Nobel Prize in chemistry

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  10. Animals

    Legless geckos slither using skin ridges

    The animal's belly has flat rows of ripples that may help them wriggle.

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  11. Planetary Science

    Neptune’s lost inner moon found

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  12. Particle Physics

    Higgs owes his Nobel to an editor and a biologist

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