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  1. Health & Medicine

    Early Fix: Prion disease remedied in mice

    Diseases caused by misfolded proteins called prions can be reversed if caught early enough, experiments in mice suggest.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Astronomy

    Kaput: Hubble’s main camera stops working

    The sharpest, most sensitive camera on the aging Hubble Space Telescope has stopped working.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Earth

    Disaster’s Consequences: Hurricane’s legacy includes arsenic

    Construction debris strewn across the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina contains a disturbing amount of arsenic that could contaminate groundwater if not properly managed.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  4. Archaeology

    Suburb of Stonehenge: Ritual village found near famed rock site

    Excavations at a 4,600-year-old village in southern England indicate that it was occupied by the builders of nearby Stonehenge and hosted feasts where people assembled before transporting the dead to the huge circle of stones, which served as an ancestor memorial.