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  1. Health & Medicine

    Brain has two slots for working memory

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

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  2. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

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

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  3. Earth

    Earth & Environment

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

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  4. 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.

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  5. Life

    Genes & Cells

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