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  1. Physics

    Fast Findings on Fluid Frenzy: Taking turbulence models to a new level

    A new way to simulate turbulence by including some of the microscopic, molecular properties of fluids is influencing automobile design and may soon affect many other fields.

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  2. Earth

    Extracting Estrogens: Modern treatment plants strip hormone from sewage

    New research helps explain why state-of-the-art sewage treatment facilities are more effective than conventional plants at removing certain sex hormones from sludge.

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  3. Astronomy

    Repulsive Astronomy: Strengthening the case for dark energy

    Astronomers have found new evidence that a mysterious substance, dubbed dark energy, is ripping the cosmos apart, causing the universe to expand at an ever-faster rate.

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  4. Animals

    Why do two-sex geckos triumph?

    Just the smell of an invasive species of gecko suppresses egg laying and subdues aggression in a resident.

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  5. Animals

    Maybe what Polly wants is a new toy

    Changing the toys in a parrot's cage may ease the bird's tendency to fear new things.

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  6. Animals

    Some female birds prefer losers

    When a female Japanese quail watches two males clash, she tends to prefer the loser.

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  7. Animals

    The secret appetite of cleaner wrasses

    The little reef fish that nibble parasites off bigger fish that stop by for service actually prefer to nibble the customers.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Anthrax toxin curbs immune cells

    A toxin produced by the anthrax bacterium suppresses cells that launch the body's immune response.

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  9. Physics

    Antiglare eye black is better than tape

    Black grease that athletes smear under their eyes to control the glare of the sun really helps them discern contrast; what's more, it works better than black tape, a newer antiglare aid.

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  10. Materials Science

    Miniature Motor: Nanotubes central to new rotating device

    Researchers have used miniature, nested cylinders, called multiwalled carbon nanotubes, to make a motor only 300 nanometers long.

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  11. Beyond Clots: Platelets in blood may guide immune response

    Platelets, best known for their ability to create blood clots in wounds, may also have a role in the immune system.

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  12. Astronomy

    Taking the Crab’s pulse

    Simultaneous recordings of a pulsar's radio emissions and its visible beam shed new light on the seemingly chaotic variations in the intensities of those emissions.

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