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  1. Humans

    Nobel prizes: The power of original thinking

    The 2005 Nobel prizes in the sciences honor a gutsy move, optical brilliance, and chemical crossovers.

    By Nathan Seppa, Peter Weiss and Aimee Cunningham
  2. Planetary Science

    Saturnian sponge

    The first close-up portrait of Saturn's icy moon Hyperion reveals a spongy-looking surface unlike that of any other known moon.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Materials Science

    Heart of the Matter: Scanning scope digs deeper into microchips

    Researchers have developed a noninvasive imaging technique that lets them see deep inside a microchip.

    By Aimee Cunningham

  4. Killer Findings: Scientists piece together 1918-flu virus

    Two new studies shed light on the 1918-flu virus by wrapping up efforts to sequence its genome and reconstructing its genes into a living model.