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EarthAll Cracked Up from the Heat? Major hunk of an Antarctic ice shelf shatters and drifts away
A Rhode Island-size section of an Antarctic ice shelf splintered into thousands of icebergs in a mere 5-week period during the area's warmest summer on record.
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Health & MedicineDeciphering Virulence: Heart-harming bacteria flaunt unique viral genes
By documenting genetic variation among bacteria responsible for a heart-damaging illness known as rheumatic fever, researchers may have opened paths to new preventive measures and treatments.
By Ben Harder -
Bright Idea: Protein relocation helps eyes adapt to light
Animals appear to adapt to bright light by reducing their use of proteins involved in the eye's light-detecting systems.