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  1. Earth

    More details about the Myanmar earthquake are emerging

    A phenomenon called liquefaction, which causes the ground to slump like quicksand, led to significant damage after the Myanmar earthquake. The risk of aftershock remains high.

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  2. Plants

    Watch live plant cells build their cell walls

    Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

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  3. Particle Physics

    Physicists have confirmed a new mismatch between matter and antimatter 

    Charge-parity violation is thought to explain why there’s more matter than antimatter in the universe. Scientists just spotted it in a new place.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    A new antifungal drug works in a surprising way

    Mandimycin, which targets a different essential fungi cell resource than other antifungal drugs, should harm other cell types as collateral — but doesn’t.