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  1. Astronomy

    Beryllium data confirm stars’ age

    Measuring trace amounts of beryllium in two elderly stars, astronomers have found additional evidence that the first stars in the universe formed less than 200 million years after the Big Bang.

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  2. The woman who lost her capacity to dream

    A rare instance in which brain damage caused a woman to lose the ability to dream may help scientists understand the neural basis of dreaming.

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  3. Planetary Science

    A really cool map

    A new infrared image of Saturn's rings provides the most detailed temperature map ever taken of these icy particles.

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  4. Animals

    Super Bird: Cooing doves flex extra-fast muscles

    Muscles that control a dove's cooing belong to the fastest class of muscles known.