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  1. Earth

    Mercury Rising: Natural wildfires release pollutant

    Fires in high-latitude forests and peaty soils of the Northern Hemisphere may loft hundreds of tons of mercury into the atmosphere each year.

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  2. Pathogen Preference: Infected amoebas flourish in cooling towers

    Cooling towers appear to be more effective than natural waters at fostering novel bacterial species that cause illnesses in people.

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  3. Chemistry

    Lacy molecular order

    A lacy honeycomb arrangement of molecules on copper suggests the possibility of creating useful nanoscale patterns on surfaces by fine-tuning intermolecular forces.

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  4. Animals

    Underage Spiders: Males show unexpected interest in young mates

    Male Australian redback spiders mate readily with females too young to have external openings to their reproductive tracts, a tactic that reduces the male's risk of getting cannibalized.