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  1. Materials Science

    The Buck Starts Here

    The U.S. Mint performed some neat tricks to make a golden dollar.

    By Corinna Wu
  2. Astronomy

    Less Massive than Saturn?

    Astronomers pass a milestone in the search for new worlds.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Earth

    Greenhouse Gassed

    Scientists are discovering that more carbon dioxide in the air could spell disaster for plants and the animals that love to eat them.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Tech

    Looking for Mr. Goodoxide

    The impending collapse of a 40-year union between the electronic wonder materials silicon and silicon dioxide threatens the advance of chip technology and propels a high-stakes search for silicon dioxide replacements.