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  1. Astronomy

    Twinkle, Twinkle: Dark matter may have lit up first stars

    The earliest stars in the universe might have been fueled by dark matter instead of nuclear fusion.

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  2. Earth

    Plowing the Ancient Seas: Iceberg scours found off South Carolina

    Recent sonar surveys off the southeastern United States have detected dozens of broad furrows on the seafloor that were carved by icebergs during the last ice age.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    New Task: Malaria drug might inhibit some cancers

    The antimalarial drug chloroquine may prevent some cancers.

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  4. Humans

    Science News wins independent press award

    The Editors of the Utne Reader have named Science News magazine a 2007 winner in its science and technology category.