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  1. Astronomy

    Comet Sampler: Fire meets ice

    The first study of comet dust brought to Earth by a spacecraft has revealed several minerals that could have formed only at the fiery temperatures close to the sun or another star.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Physics

    Tipsy Superfluids: Glimpsing off-kilter quantum clouds

    A new type of superfluid atom cloud that's been thrown off-balance by having more atoms with their quantum spins pointing up than down, or vice versa, seems to defy theoretical expectations.

    By Peter Weiss
  3. Earth

    Still Standing: Tsunamis won’t wash away Maldives atolls

    The December 2004 tsunami had little geological impact on the seemingly fragile coral-reef islands of the Maldives archipelago.