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PhysicsTo freeze this liquid, add heat
A wrong-headed mixture of liquid starch, water, and a solvent freezes when heated.
By Peter Weiss -
EarthExtra rainfall may stem warming in Midwest
Increased precipitation in parts of the Midwest may reduce the temperature increases expected to occur in the next few decades as a result of global warming.
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Health & MedicineDrug-resistant staph causes more pneumonia
A recently discovered variant of Staphylococcus aureus that is resistant to some antibiotics became a major cause of severe pneumonia among people who caught the flu last winter.
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New bacteria linked to vaginal infections
Several newly described bacteria appear to share much of the responsibility for causing a common infection in women.