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  1. Earth

    Sea Change: Ocean report urges new policies

    To combat environmental degradation and encourage sustainable use of resources off the nation's shores, the U.S. government needs to double its investment in marine research, integrate management of coastal and inland ecosystems, restructure agencies that influence the oceans' health and productivity, and take other far-reaching steps, according to a commission created by Congress.

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  2. Physics

    Signs of new five-quark particle

    Physicists at a German particle collider unveiled evidence of a new five-quark particle.

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  3. Tech

    Super-repellent surface switches on and off

    Nanotechnologists have created a remarkably effective liquid-repelling surface that can also become, at the flick of a switch, liquid-attracting.