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PhysicsNew Quarktet: Subatomic oddity hints at pentaparticle family
Evidence for the second particle ever found to include five of the fundamental building blocks known as quarks and antiquarks suggests that a whole family of such so-called pentaquarks exists.
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Poor Relations: Casino windfall reveals poverty’s toll on Cherokee kids’ behavior
A study of Indian families before and after they began receiving an annual financial windfall supports the theory that poverty undermines psychological health, at least among children.
By Bruce Bower -
PaleontologyFossils of Flyers: Bones tell why Atlantic albatross disappeared
Ancient albatross fossils suggest that rising sea levels 400,000 years ago wiped out the North Atlantic population of short-tailed albatross.