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  1. Chemistry

    If that’s a TV, this must be the den

    In some situations, the brain identifies a location based on a checklist of objects.

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  2. Paleontology

    Acidifying oceans helped fuel mass extinction

    The great die-off 250 million years ago could trace in part to hostile water conditions, a modeling study suggests.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Obesity can turn body fat toxic

    Excess blubber below the skin can trigger inflammation, possibly increasing risk of disease.

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  4. Physics

    A lighter Higgs, but chase continues

    Target narrows after LHC experiments suggest a new lower estimated mass for the elusive particle.