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SpaceAntennas reveal Antennae
A giant radio telescope array in Chile’s Atacama Desert produces its first images.
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EarthArctic ozone loss in 2011 unprecedented
Report describes a ‘hole’ comparable to conditions observed over Antarctica during the mid-1980s.
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Life2011 medicine Nobel goes to immunology researchers
The prize in physiology or medicine recognizes scientists for their work on the body's innate and adaptive defenses against invading pathogens.
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SpaceLonger cosmic ruler based on black holes
A new method promises to improve the precision of extreme astronomical distance measurements.
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PsychologyTeen daters pal up to the bottle
Buddies of boyfriends and girlfriends push teens toward or away from booze.