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  1. Chemistry

    Locks to learn

    A new way to probe interactions between pairs of hairs could offer insights into fly-aways and other tonsorial woes.

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  2. Psychology

    Face memory peaks late, after age 30

    Striking an unanticipated blow for mature thinkers, 30- to 34-year-olds have the best face memory.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    A protein’s ebb and flow

    Buildup in the brain of a protein linked to Alzheimer's disease may be due to reduced clearance rather than overproduction of the protein.

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  4. Space

    Collider in the sky

    Protons buffeted by stellar winds in the Eta Carinae star system are accelerated to energies comparable to the maximum power of the world’s biggest particle smasher.