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  1. Space

    Extrasolar planets at full tilt

    Violent interactions between planets may have played a key role in shaping the architecture of many extrasolar planet systems. The sun’s planetary system may have escaped or recovered from such a catastrophe.

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  2. Archaeology

    Exhuming a violent event

    Four graves containing 13 skeletons have given scientists a glimpse of a lethal raid that occurred in central Europe 4,600 years ago.

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  3. Chemistry

    Styrofoam degrades in seawater

    Study suggests besides the visible plastic, smaller bits are fouling the waters

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  4. Earth

    Scanning the land

    Quake data analyses yield an improved model of Southern California’s crust.