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  1. Earth

    Blasts from the Past: Orbiting radar spots old nuclear-test sites

    A technique that analyzes satellite images to detect subtle ground motions often can perceive subsidence over underground nuclear-test sites, sometimes even if those tests occurred decades ago.

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  2. Paleontology

    Ancestral Handful: Tiny skull puts Asia at root of primate tree

    Researchers have unearthed the partial skull of the oldest known primate, a tiny creature that lived in south-central China 55 million years ago.

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  3. Earth

    My Own Private Bad-Air Day: Outdoor data underrate pollutant exposure

    Most people breathe in substantially more organic contaminants than airborne concentrations of such substances in their homes and communities would suggest.