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  1. Earth

    Most diamonds share a common origin story

    Most diamonds form from fluids deep inside Earth’s interior that contain carbonate compounds, new research suggests.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    A sugar can melt away cholesterol

    A sugar called cyclodextrin removes cholesterol from hardened arteries in mouse studies.

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  3. Physics

    Turning water to steam, no boiling required

    A new material can convert water into steam with sunlight alone, and could be useful for making fresh water from salty.

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  4. Life

    Typhoid toxin aids survival in mice

    A DNA-damaging bacterial protein may prolong the lives of infected animals.