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  1. Physics

    A twisted way to take pictures

    A corkscrew-shaped beam of electrons might someday yield better images of atoms and other tiny things.

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  2. Math

    Fruit flies teach computers a lesson

    Insect's nerve cell development is a model of efficiency for sensing networks.

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  3. Psychology

    The write stuff for test anxiety

    A brief writing exercise prompts higher exam scores for students struggling with academic stress.

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  4. Earth

    2010 ties record for warmest year yet

    El Ni±o heated things up even as global temperatures continue to rise in the hottest decade on record.

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  5. Paleontology

    Early meat-eating dinosaur unearthed

    Pint-sized, two-legged runner from Argentina dates back to the dawn of the dinos, 230 million years ago.