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  1. Climate

    CO2-loving plants can counter human emissions

    Plants temporarily halted the acceleration of rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, new research suggests.

    By Thomas Sumner
  2. Physics

    Supersolids produced in exotic state of quantum matter

    Bose-Einstein condensates display properties of liquid and solid simultaneously.

    By Emily Conover
  3. Planetary Science

    X-ray mystery shrouds Pluto

    Chandra telescope detects seven X-ray photons coming from Pluto, suggesting that the solar wind runs into a tail of gas streaming from the dwarf planet.

    By Christopher Crockett
  4. Particle Physics

    Muon surplus leaves physicists searching for answers

    A glut of muons shows up in particle showers in the atmosphere.