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Planetary Science

Messages from Mercury

The latest data from a NASA spacecraft give compositional clues and reveal craters that could hold frozen water

Earth

Tsunami lit up the heavens

Camera captures glowing atmospheric ripples triggered by Japan’s deadly quake as they pass over Hawaii.

Psychology

Some fights vanish in plain sight

People engrossed in a task frequently overlook the seemingly obvious, such as a loud brawl.

Life

Loophole found in genetic traffic laws

In a violation of textbook biology, a modified RNA component can cause the cell's protein-making machinery to run genetic stop signs.