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Space

Black hole theory deepens lithium crisis

A new proposal suggests a potential new source of the element as astrophysicists try to explain why it’s in such short supply.

Health & Medicine

Egg in tiny doses curbs allergy

Giving allergic kids minuscule bits of problem food and gradually increasing it over many months wipes out reactions in some, a study finds.

Earth

Field test stashes climate-warming carbon in deep ocean

Strategically dumping the metal stimulates a bloom of microscopic creatures that carry the greenhouse gas to Davy Jones’s locker.

Humans

Mideast violence goes way back

One-quarter of skulls excavated in troubled region display injuries from clubs or other weapons.