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  1. Babies show eye for object lessons

    Between 4 months and 6 months of age, babies learn that objects continue to exist even when they disappear behind barriers.

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  2. Astronomy

    Lights out

    Astronomers who have conducted a detailed analysis of the colors of some 37,000 nearby galaxies conclude that the universe is gradually growing darker.

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  3. Chemistry

    Amino acid lends a heavy hand

    Scientists have identified a mechanism to explain how amino acids evolved to become exclusively left-handed in all living organisms.

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  4. Tech

    Smart dust can swarm target

    Microscopic mirrors can swarm a target and produce an optical signal that identifies the target to the observer.