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  1. Ecosystems

    Hurricanes’ full havoc yet to be felt

    When Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, and Irene pummelled North Carolina in the fall of 1999, they delivered a three-punch sequence that may, for years to come, disrupt fishing in the Atlantic Ocean.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Health & Medicine

    Memory may draw addicts back to cocaine

    The hippocampus may be the seat of powerful cravings for cocaine in rats and play a key role in drug-addiction relapse.

    By Jessa Netting
  3. Earth

    Lead Therapy Won’t Help Most Kids

    Removing lead from the blood fails to spare even moderately exposed children from cognitive impairments.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Health & Medicine

    Fat may spur heart cells on to suicide

    Fat in the heart may kill cells and eventually lead to heart failure.