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AstronomyHave scientists seen planets in the making?
Astronomers may finally have glimpsed a key step in the construction of a planet.
By Ron Cowen -
EarthEven low lead in kids has a high IQ cost
Lead can damage a young child's ability to learn and reason at exposures far lower than the limit deemed acceptable by the U.S. government.
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PhysicsNew probe reveals unfamiliar inner proton
Researchers taking one of the closest looks yet into the intact proton have found an unexpectedly complex interior electromagnetic environment.
By Peter Weiss -
Health & MedicineEpileptic seizures may be predictable
Patterns of mild electrical disturbance in the brains of epilepsy patients appear to foreshadow a seizure hours before its onset.