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  1. Life

    Massive count a drop in the bucket

    As the decade-long Census of Marine Life totes up thousands of new species, it leaves much yet to discover in the world’s oceans.

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  2. Physics

    Physics Nobel goes to graphene

    Discovered only six years ago, the 2-D carbon sheets have spun off a new field of research.

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  3. Space

    Why Mars is a lightweight

    Two new models of the early solar system try to explain why the Red Planet failed to grow as large as Earth or Venus.

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  4. Earth

    Air pollution appears to foster diabetes

    Epidemiological studies confirm previously published animal data.