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  1. Chemistry

    Silicene: It could be the new graphene

    Single-layer sheets of silicon might have electronic applications.

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  2. Earth

    Global gale warning

    Over the world’s oceans, the strongest winds may be getting more powerful, a new study shows.

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  3. Humans

    Go east, ancient tool makers

    New finds put African hand ax makers in India as early as 1.5 million years ago.

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  4. Humans

    A new glimpse at the earliest Americans

    Along a stream in central Texas, archaeologists have found a campsite occupied at the tail end of the Ice Age.

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  5. Physics

    Diamond could store quantum information

    A new technique would use flaws in crystal structure to hold data.