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  1. Physics

    Unexpected Boost: A superconductivity killer’s silver lining

    Among superconductors—materials able to conduct electricity without resistance—an effect that normally diminishes current-carrying ability surprisingly turns out to sometimes enhance it.

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  2. Animals

    Dogged Dieting: Low-cal canines enjoy longer life

    The first completed diet-restriction study in a large animal shows that labrador retrievers fed 25 percent less food than those allowed to eat as much as they desired tend to live longer and suffer fewer age-related diseases.

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  3. Earth

    September’s Science: Shutdown of airlines aided contrail studies

    The shutdown of commerical aviation within the United States for 3 days after Sept. 11, 2001, provided scientists with a unique opportunity to study the influence of high-flying jet aircraft on Earth's climate.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Could nicotine patch fight depression?

    Chronic nicotine administration blocked a symptom of depression in an animal model of the disease.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Fetal stress begets adult hypertension

    Intense stress during pregnancy may program the baby's development in ways that foster high blood pressure during adulthood.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    With this bait, TB won’t play possum

    An oral tuberculosis vaccine, designed to help curtail the spread of the disease in wildlife populations, may also find use in people.

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  7. Astronomy

    Physics-astronomy merger wins big

    A new report recommends fostering the extraordinary collaboration taking place between particle physics and astronomy.

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  8. Physics

    Detector spots solar chameleons

    A new measurement of the sun's emission of ghostly neutrinos indicates that the prevailing theory of particle physics needs repair.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    No benefit from screening

    Two large studies confirm that a urine test for a common childhood cancer—neuroblastoma—offers no benefit.

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  10. Boys take a tumble

    A long-term study of children from grades 1 through 12 finds a disturbing tendency for boys to report much larger declines in appraisals of their academic abilities than do girls.

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  11. Astronomy

    Sharper Images: New Hubble camera goes the distance

    Astronomers have unveiled a picture of the distant universe that ranks as the sharpest and most detailed ever recorded.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Cancer Link Cooks Up Doubt: Heating may form potential carcinogen in food

    Foods cooked at high temperatures contain large concentrations of acrylamide, a compound suspected to cause cancer in people, but researchers are cautious about acting on preliminary, unpublished data.

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