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AstronomyPlanetary Picture? Criteria for planethood cloud object’s identity
Astronomers are debating whether an image of a planetary-mass object orbiting a brown dwarf qualifies as the first image of an extrasolar planet.
By Ron Cowen -
AnimalsAlive and Knocking: Glimpses of an ivory-billed legend
New observations confirm that the famed ivory-billed woodpecker has not gone extinct after all.
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Novel drug may take on lung cancer
A drug that bottles up the so-called epidermal growth factor receptor might fight lung cancer.
By Nathan Seppa -
Health & MedicineAnti-inflammatory, anticholesterol drugs vs. cancer
Cholesterol-lowering drugs, especially when combined with anti-inflammatory medication, may inhibit some cancers.