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  1. Psychology

    Dream a little dream of recall

    As the sleeping brain builds memories it generates dreams about recently learned material, a new study suggests.

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  2. Space

    Solar-staring spacecraft captures novel views of sun’s violence

    NASA has released the first images recorded by the Solar Dynamics Observatory, the first craft to examine the sun’s entire disk at high resolution and over a multitude of wavelengths.

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  3. Humans

    Wha’dja say?

    Casual speakers drop syllables and even whole words, eavesdropping scientists report.

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  4. Earth

    Studies aim to resolve confusion over mercury risks from fish

    Several new papers suggest strategies by which American diners can negotiate a mercury minefield to tap dietary benefits in fish.