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  1. Climate

    The North Atlantic’s ‘cold blob’ may signal a major current’s decline

    A cold blob of water in the North Atlantic points to a weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, researchers report.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Why more male than female newborns may get the crucial vitamin K shot

    Vitamin K lowers the risk of bleeding, including in a circumcision. That procedure may explain a disparity in which infants are more likely to get the shot.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    A popular sunscreen ingredient can finally be sold in the United States

    The FDA will allow bemotrizinol in sunscreen. The chemical is long-lasting and defends against solar radiation that ages skin.