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  1. Earth

    Dust, the Thermostat

    Analyses suggest that dust has profound, complex, and far-reaching effects on the planet's climate.

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  2. Astronomy

    When Branes Collide

    A controversial new theory proposes that our universe existed as a cold, featureless void for eons, until a parallel universe floating through a hidden fifth dimension crashed into it, igniting the Big Bang.

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  3. Animals

    Gimme, Gimme, Gimme!

    Hungry chicks cheeping in their nest have inspired a whole branch of scientific inquiry.

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  4. Earth

    Life on the Edge

    Will a mass extinction usher in a world of weeds and pests?

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  5. Animals

    Social Cats

    Who says cats aren't social? And other musings from scientists who study cats in groups.