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Health & Medicine

Brain has two slots for working memory

The left and right hemispheres have equal and independent capacity, monkey study finds.

Chemistry

Molecules/Matter & Energy

A first look at the roots of sight, plus fading blues, steady birds and more in this week’s news.

Earth

Earth & Environment

Earth’s bulging waistline, plus ancient mangrove swamps and new threats from wildfires in this week’s news.

Physics

Science of friction is a bit rough

In lab experiments, physicists trying to understand earthquakes are bumping up against the limitations of existing theory.

Life

Genes & Cells

A look at how ovarian cancer spreads, plus clues to aging and immune links to cancer in this week’s news.