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Earth

New scenario proposed for birth of Pacific Plate

The Pacific tectonic plate formed at the junction of three other plates and above of the remains of a submerged plate, geophysicists propose.

Life

The nose knows how to fight staph

A bacterium isolated from the nose produces a new antibiotic active against resistant pathogens.

Chemistry

Vaping’s toxic vapors come mainly from e-liquid solvents

New study homes in on a primary source of toxic vaping compounds: the thermal breakdown of solvents used to dissolve flavorings in e-liquids. And older, dirtier e-cigs generate more of these toxicants, study shows.

Genetics

Dolly the Sheep’s cloned sisters aging gracefully

Cloning doesn’t cause premature aging in sheep.