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  1. Earth

    A source of haze

    Scientists identify how a hydrocarbon commonly emitted by plants is converted to light-scattering aerosols.

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  2. Life

    Death-grip fungus made me do it

    Infection may be driving ants to set their jaws in low-hanging leaves before they die.

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  3. Space

    Titan may host prebiotic brew

    Saturn’s moon Titan may harbor a prebiotic mix of chemicals similar to those present at the dawn of life on Earth.

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  4. Life

    DEET’s nastiness extends to humans

    Study finds the bug-repellent ingredient stopped an enzyme from doing its job.

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  5. Life

    Tiny bird, tiny genome

    Study finds hummingbirds have pared-down DNA.