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  1. Earth

    Volcanic ash gets its close-up

    Last year’s eruption in Iceland spit out supersharp and potentially harmful particles, nanoscale images show.

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  2. Physics

    Salt clouds relieve some Arctic warming

    Sea sprays from increasingly open waters exert a cooling effect in the region.

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  3. Psychology

    Why some gorillas go unseen

    Attention differences help to explain why some people don't notice surprising sights.

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  4. Space

    Dry ice, wetter Mars

    A previously unknown reservoir of frozen carbon dioxide could periodically vaporize, thickening the atmosphere and allowing liquid water to flow on the Red Planet’s surface.

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  5. Earth

    Ozone loss made tropics rainier

    Hole over Antarctica changes weather patterns all the way to the equator, simulations suggest.