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  1. Earth

    Currents reach deep for seafloor larvae

    Surface waters circulate more than a mile down, transporting organisms between distant ocean-bottom habitats.

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  2. Tech

    Nanotubes coming to a screen near you

    New technology promises brighter, bigger display screens that use less energy.

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  3. Life

    Antarctic humpbacks make a krill killing

    Late-arriving sea ice enhances crustacean feast for whales, but the bounty may be fleeting.

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  4. Humans

    Most Neandertals were right-handers

    Right handedness, and perhaps spoken language, originated at least a half million years ago, a new study suggests.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Armadillos may spread leprosy

    A new strain of the disease has shown up in patients and in the animals in parts of the Deep South, suggesting a cause of rare U.S.