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  1. Earth

    Sulfur stalls surface temperature rise

    A new study shows how pollutants helped balance out the effects of greenhouse gases from 1998 to 2008.

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  2. Physics

    Rare earth elements plentiful in ocean sediments

    The economically vital metals could be mined from the deep sea, Japanese geologists propose.

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  3. Life

    Prion protein is not all bad

    The molecule’s real job may be to maintain myelin around nerves.

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  4. Life

    Weevils evolved nut-and-screw joint

    Insects invented hardware way back in dinosaur days.

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  5. Psychology

    Sleeping babies learn in an eyeblink

    To learn about spoken words and other sounds, 1-month-old babies sleep on it.