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  1. Astronomy

    Big Smash: Galaxy clusters in collision

    Astronomers have unveiled the most detailed image ever taken of the collision of two clusters of galaxies.

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  2. Chemistry

    Buckyballs at Bat: Toxic nanomaterials get a tune-up

    The soccer-ball-shaped carbon molecules known as buckyballs are toxic to human cells, yet coating the particles can switch off their toxicity.

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  3. Planetary Science

    Tiny scope spies distant planet

    Using a telescope not much bigger than Galileo's, astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting a star 500 light-years from Earth.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Coffee’s curious heart effects

    Very high or low daily consumption of coffee appears to pose far more of a heart risk than drinking moderately.