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EarthDon’t like it hot
King penguins don't live on continental Antarctica but even they are vulnerable to warming water.
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Swell, a Pain Lesson: Gut microbes needed for immune development
Intestinal bacteria train the immune system to cause pain and swelling, but that's a good thing.
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AstronomyWhere stars are born
Some 300 young stars, hidden in visible light, shine through the dust in a new infrared portrait of the main cloud of a nearby star-forming region called Rho Ophiuchi.
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Health & MedicineDrug Running: Bust nets suspects in counterfeit antimalaria trade
Investigators have traced the source of counterfeit antimalarial pills in Southeast Asia to southern China, where suspects have been arrested and an illicit factory shut down.