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  1. Life

    Dramatic retraction adds to questions about stem cell research

    Researchers who reported an easy method for making stem cells admit mistakes mar their work, and have retracted their papers from Nature.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Astronomy

    Rare planet circles just one of a pair of stars

    A newly discovered exoplanet orbits one star in a binary pair and shows that planets can form even with a second sun nearby.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Earth

    Oklahoma earthquakes triggered by wastewater injection

    Dumping wastewater from the oil and gas industry into disposal wells may have set off swarm of earthquakes in Oklahoma.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Astronomy

    Exoplanets once trumpeted as life-friendly may not exist

    Two exoplanets considered among the most promising for hosting life may not exist, a new study suggests.