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  1. Climate

    Lakes are growing in Alaska. That’s not entirely a bad thing

    Alaska’s glacial lakes are growing as glaciers retreat out of basins. These lakes will change desolate glacial rivers into thriving salmon habitat.

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  2. Physics

    When the pressure’s off, this superconductor appears to break records

    A sudden release of pressure allowed a copper-based compound to superconduct at the highest temperature yet for atmospheric pressure, a study claims.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    How does early pregnancy lower breast cancer risk? Odd cells could offer clues

    Suspicious cells build up in mice that haven’t given birth, a new study finds. They could help explain a longstanding mystery of breast cancer biology.