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EarthHazy changes on high
A big boost in coal burning, especially in China, is adding aerosols to the stratosphere.
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TechIsotope crisis threatens medical care
Global production of the feedstock for the leading medical-imaging isotope is low and erratic, putting health care in jeopardy.
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PhysicsCasper the Quantum Ghost
Researchers find that a strange kind of imaging relies on quantum mechanics.
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ArchaeologyFire engineers of the Stone Age
New evidence indicates that people used fires to heat stones in preparation for making cutting instruments at least 72,000 years ago in southern Africa.