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Astronomy

Record Breaker: A planet from the early universe

Astronomers have found the oldest and most distant planet known in the universe.

Animals

Killer sex, literally

Videotapes of yellow garden spiders show that if a female doesn't murder her mate, he'll expire during sex anyway.

Tech

Giving solar cells the rough treatment

A new solar cell design that traps photons in the crevices of a bumpy surface uses low-cost materials and may make these cells more commercially appealing.

Earth

Antimosquito coils release toxic fumes

Researchers have measured several pollutants in smoke emitted from so-called mosquito coils, which people burn at night to fend off insects.