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  1. Space

    NASA spacecraft puts moon in new focus

    Images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show fine details of the lunar surface.

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  2. Physics

    Better putting in a few simple steps

    A physicist develops a rule of thumb for getting the ball in the hole.

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  3. Earth

    Modern-day sea level rise skyrocketing

    A spike that began during the 19th century appears to be linked to rising temperatures and increasing greenhouse gases.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Brain has two slots for working memory

    The left and right hemispheres have equal and independent capacity, monkey study finds.

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  5. Physics

    Science of friction is a bit rough

    In lab experiments, physicists trying to understand earthquakes are bumping up against the limitations of existing theory.