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  1. Health & Medicine

    Global child deaths on decline

    Infectious diseases kept numbers for 2008 staggeringly high, with 8.8 million children dying before age 5, a new survey shows.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Sickle-cell anemia tied to cognitive impairment

    Patients with the hereditary condition score worse on standardized tests than people without it.

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  3. Psychology

    Bereaved relatives helped by chance to view body after sudden loss

    Grieving people rarely regret having seen a dead loved one, even in cases of violent death, a British study suggests.

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  4. Earth

    Archaeopteryx fossil seen in new light

    X-ray technique reveals original tissue in the feathers of a primitive bird fossil.

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  5. Science & Society

    Intel International Science and Engineering Fair begins

    Young scientists converge in San Jose, Calif., where they will compete for over $4 million in scholarships and prizes.

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  6. Earth

    Gravity lows mark burial sites of ancient tectonic plates

    Dips in Earth's gravitational field are tied to 'slab graveyards'

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  7. Astronomy

    Fast-moving star is a really big loser

    The cosmic bullies that sent 30 Doradus 016 reeling must be even bigger, possibly upping the theoretical maximum heft of today’s stars.

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  8. I, Mold

    Conquering the rising tide of infection is hindered by the many similarities between humans and fungi.

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  9. Physics

    Physics on the Edge

    Over the past couple of years, researchers have made several new discoveries involving bismuth telluride and other related materials, known as topological insulators.

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  10. Environment

    Destination brain

    Inhaled pollutants may inflame more than the lungs.

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  11. Space

    Asteroid-bound: Scientists look for worthy rock

    Scientists consider how to pick a prime asteroid for human exploration

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  12. Life

    One ocean, four (or more) killer whale species

    A new genetic analysis splits killer whales into multiple taxa.

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