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  1. Physics

    Silk and soap settle a century-old flap

    The leading explanation for why flags flap in the breeze has run afoul of new experimental findings.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Antibiotics, vitamins stall stomach cancer

    A 6-year study shows that vitamin C, beta-carotene, and antibiotics can reverse premalignant conditions that could otherwise lead to stomach cancer.

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  3. Earth

    New accord targets long-lived pollutants

    Negotiators drafted an agreement to ban or phase out some of the world's most persistent and toxic pollutants.

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  4. First Plant Genome Thrills Biologists

    The unveiling of the genetic blueprint of the tiny thale cress ushers in a new era in plant biology.