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  1. Earth

    Farmers without Fungus: How to store peanuts to reduce toxins

    African peanut farmers can more than halve their exposure to a class of harmful fungal toxins called aflatoxins by adopting several simple measures after harvest.

    By Ben Harder
  2. Materials Science

    Micropower Heats Up: Propane fuel cell packs a lot of punch

    Portable electronic devices such as laptops and MP3 players could soon run on miniature fuel cells that consume propane.

    By Alexandra Goho
  3. Earth

    Icy Heat: Satellites look at heat flow through Antarctica’s crust

    Using satellite observations of Earth's magnetic field, scientists can estimate the amount of heat flowing upward through Earth's surface under kilometers-thick ice.

    By Sid Perkins
  4. Health & Medicine

    Back to Genetics: DNA variant may code for lumbar pain

    An inheritable gene variation may increase susceptibility to lumbar-disk disease.