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  1. Astronomy

    Stopping starlight may bring other Earths into focus

    Two new telescope concepts compete for NASA’s approval, in hopes of taking the first picture of a life-bearing exoplanet.

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  2. Agriculture

    Fertilizer produces far more greenhouse gas than expected

    Farmers’ overuse of nitrogen-based fertilizers may explain previously puzzling high emissions of nitrous oxide.

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  3. Neuroscience

    Rats feel regret, experiment finds

    When they turn down a good meal for a lesser one, rodents regret their choice, a study suggests.

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  4. Materials Science

    New invisibility cloak hides in the fog

    A simple invisibility cloak relies on hazy environments to mask objects.