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  1. Earth

    Mass movement

    Two satellites designed to note small changes in Earth's gravitational field detected effects of the magnitude 9.3 earthquake that occurred west of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004.

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  2. Physics

    Quantum Chip: Device handles ions as if they were data

    A new microchip can trap and move an ion, preliminary steps toward carrying out quantum computations on a chip.

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  3. Animals

    Locust Upset: DNA puts swarmer’s origin in Africa

    The desert locust was not an ancient export from the Americas, according to a new DNA analysis.

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  4. Chemistry

    Molecular Car Park: Material packs in carbon dioxide

    A porous, crystalline material composed of metal and organic building blocks holds more carbon dioxide than other porous substances do.