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  1. Astronomy

    Haze keeps Pluto cool by kicking heat out to space

    Pluto may be the only place in the solar system whose atmosphere is kept cool by solid hazes, not warmed by gas.

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  2. Animals

    These spiders may have the world’s fastest body clocks

    Three orb-weaving spiders may have the shortest circadian clocks yet discovered among animals.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    New blood pressure guidelines put half of U.S. adults in unhealthy range

    New hypertension guidelines broaden the range of those considered to have high blood pressure and emphasize lifestyle changes to combat the condition.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Cholera pandemics are fueled by globe-trotting bacterial strains

    International cholera strains, rather than local ones, have caused raging epidemics, according to research that examined the bacteria’s DNA.