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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
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		EarthTop of Everest is an ozone overdose
Wafts from lower atmosphere, polluted regions bathe the peak in amounts that exceed EPA limits.
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		TechStimulus bill doesn’t ignore R&D
Featured blog: Here's where the economic-stimulus bill would attempt to revamp and reinvigorate federally financed research.
By Janet Raloff - 			
			
		EarthLivestock manure stinks for infant health
Megafarm production associated with infant illness and death rates.
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		HumansSalazar I: The Value of Science at Interior
Flawed Endangered Species Act decisions brought out a request for the Interior Secretary nominee to promise to ground future decisions by the agency firmly on the science.
By Janet Raloff - 			
			
		EarthWorld’s windiest ocean locale
News briefs from the American Meteorological Society annual meeting being held January 11–15 in Phoenix.
By Sid Perkins - 			
			
		EarthSteven Chu’s Senate Confirmation Looks Certain
Senate energy committee appreciates Obama's pick for Secretary of Energy.
By Janet Raloff - 			
			
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		ComputingGoogling: Your Cup of Tea?
In aggregrate, Internet searches can be fairly polluting.
By Janet Raloff - 			
			
		EarthEarly asteroids unexpectedly crusty
Two meteorites retrieved from West Antarctica, fragments of an ancient asteroid, contain a type of rock commonly found in Earth’s crust but previously unseen in meteorites.
By Sid Perkins - 			
			
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		AgricultureCandy cane strategy sweetens life for goldenrods
Goldenrods temporarily duck their heads during pest season
By Susan Milius