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  1. Astronomy

    Supernova to superfluid

    Neutron stars, some of the densest objects in the universe, may be cooled by frictionless liquid sloshing in their cores.

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  2. Life

    Running a cancer roadblock

    A new study shows how cells escaping from a breast tumor overcome a piece of RNA that usually stops them.

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  3. Space

    First stars may still shine

    Simulations suggest some slow-burning remnants of the early universe may still exist.

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  4. Humans

    Running past Neandertals

    Stone Age humans’ heel bones, more so than those of Neandertals, aided long-distance running.

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  5. Physics

    X-raying life’s microscopic machinery

    A powerful new laser technique promises to reveal the cell’s molecular components in detailed, 3-D images.