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  1. Earth

    Human-made waste heat warms climate

    Energy dissipated as heat in cities can cause regional temperature changes, simulations suggest.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Deep brain stimulation improves autistic boy’s symptoms

    Electrodes surgically implanted in the brain could treat severe cases of autism.

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  3. Space

    Proton’s radius revised downward

    A new study confirms an earlier result that found that the proton is smaller than thought, opening up the possibility of undiscovered particles and forces.

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  4. Animals

    Dung beetles steer by the Milky Way

    The insects orient themselves using starlight, researchers find in planetarium experiments.

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  5. Humans

    STS finalists bound for Washington

    Forty vie for top awards in 2013 Intel Science Talent Search.