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  1. Planetary Science

    Pluto’s posse

    Images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope on Feb. 15 confirm that Pluto has two small, previously unknown moons.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Indigestion drug makes headway

    An experimental drug relieves symptoms of a form of chronic indigestion called functional dyspepsia better than a placebo does.

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  3. Gold-Metal Results: Compounds block immune proteins

    Metals such as platinum and gold keep certain proteins from stimulating the body's immune response.

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  4. Earth

    Smoldered-Earth Policy: Created by ancient Amazonian natives, fertile, dark soils retain abundant carbon

    Amazonian dark earth, or terra preta in Portuguese, is attracting scientific attention for its high productivity, mysterious past, and ability to store carbon.