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  1. Space

    Snapshot of a planet beyond the solar system

    After years of false alarms, astronomers may finally have recorded the first image of a planet orbiting a sunlike star beyond the solar system.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Math

    A knot of light

    Researchers find a new theoretical way to tie light into complex knots and links.

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  3. Materials Science

    A killer paint job

    New findings suggest that nanotechnology paints for walls, ceilings and surfaces could one day be used to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals.

    By Dina Fine Maron
  4. Humans

    Teen depression: No genes required

    The family-shattering effects of a mother’s depression can prompt the same mood disorder in her children, independent of any genetic risk.