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  1. Health & Medicine

    Augmenting the good cholesterol

    A reconstituted version of good cholesterol may lessen the amount of plaque that accumulates in arteries and render existing plaque less dangerous.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Planetary Science

    Cavernous findings from Mars

    Images taken by a Mars-orbiting spacecraft show what appear to be caves on the Red Planet.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Planetary Science

    No Escape: There’s global warming on Mars too

    The overall darkening of Mars' surface in recent decades has significantly raised the Red Planet's temperature, a possible cause for the substantial, recent shrinkage of the planet's southern ice cap.

    By Sid Perkins
  4. Health & Medicine

    Drug-Resistant Flu Detected: Japanese strains appear transmissible

    For the first time, researchers report drug resistance in type B influenza virus and say the drug-resistant strain may jump from person to person.