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PhysicsGraphene gains nearly perfect liquid status
Scientists have found that electrons in a layer of carbon atoms can become a strongly interacting swirling soup.
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HumansCourt backs EPA on controlling airborne particles
Upwind polluters can be held responsible for contributing to downwinders' violations of air-pollution standards.
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PhysicsCapping the length of extra dimensions
The existence of a small, elderly black hole places a new upper limit on the length of any extra dimension, a new study suggests.
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AnimalsMegafish Sleuth: No Steve Irwin
There's no reason a scientist can't be an action hero — even if his damsels in distress have fins.
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EarthMonster stingrays: Field notes from a global wrangler
A megafish biologist shares what he's learning about a rare freshwater species.
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AstronomyThe Star That Ate a Mars
COVER STORY: Scientists probe debris trapped by white dwarfs to learn more about what faraway Earthlike planets are made of.
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Health & MedicineYou Are Who You Are by Default
A neural network active when the brain is at rest may prove critical to zoning out, a sense of self and envisioning the future.
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Health & MedicineBad Breath
New studies detail how the invisible particles that pollute the air can damage heart, lungs and genetic programming.
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LifeHornets suffocate in bee ball
Researchers find a spike in carbon dioxide, along with an increase in heat, makes honeybees' enemies vulnerable.
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LifeClimate change shrinks sheep
Milder winters help small, weak lambs survive but more competition for food slows growth.
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EarthNew cyclone predictor
Researchers link occasional sea-surface warming in central Pacific with more, stronger hurricanes in North Atlantic.
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LifeNew drug hits leukemia early
An experimental drug may stop a deadly leukemia in its early stages, a study of mice shows.
By Nathan Seppa