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  1. Ecosystems

    West Nile virus fells endangered condor

    A 3-month-old California condor chick, one of only four of this highly endangered species born in the wild this year, succumbed to a West Nile virus infection.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Astronomy

    Keeping Hubble from being hobbled

    NASA late last month shut down one of the aging Hubble Space Telescope's three gyros in an effort to extend its life.

    By Ron Cowen

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