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Planetary Science
Moon like blue cheese?
The lunar surface turns out to have more grit than scientists thought.
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Climate
Biggest climate warmers
The United States, China, Russia, Brazil, India, Germany and the United Kingdom are responsible for more than 60 percent of the 0.74 degree Celsius rise in global average temperature observed from 1906 to 2005.
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Materials Science
Graphene strands free electrons from resistance
Ribbons of carbon can form electron freeways, potentially paving the way to new kinds of electronics.
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Planetary Science
Mars ‘air’ found thinner
Readers get an update on the Red Planet's atmosphere and how new probes land there with parachutes.
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Health & Medicine
Smoking equality
A study of tobacco smoking patterns reports that more men than women smoke in every country except Sweden.
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Health & Medicine
H7N9 flu makes a comeback
Scientists warn that the risk that the illness could spread remains.
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Health & Medicine
Ancient history of canine cancer decoded
A contagious cancer has been plaguing dogs for 11,000 years, a new genetic analysis reveals.
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Climate
2013 among top 10 warmest years on record
Global temperatures have now been above average for 37 consecutive years.
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Health & Medicine
Vaccine vindication
At least 103 million cases of childhood disease have been prevented by vaccines since 1924.
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Astronomy
“Black holes” in space
Science News Letter was the first publication to use the term in print in 1964.