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  1. Earth

    Bogged Down: Ancient peat may be missing methane source

    Massive peat bogs in Russia may have been a major source of atmospheric methane just after the end of the last ice age.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Materials Science

    Marine Superglue: Mussels get stickiness from iron in seawater

    The secret behind the binding power of mussel glue lies in iron extracted from seawater.

    By Alexandra Goho
  3. Astronomy

    Astronomy: Man Bites Dog; Planet heats its star

    Observing a sunlike star 90 light-years from Earth, astronomers have found evidence of a closely orbiting planet heating its star.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Health & Medicine

    Clear Airways: Quelling a protein stops mucus overload

    By interfering with a protein that earlier research implicated in mucus secretion, scientists have countered overstimulation of mucus secretion in the airways of mice.