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  1. Health & Medicine

    Scottish kids’ asthma declined after smoking ban

    Hospitals report a drop in asthma emergencies among children since a law prohibiting lighting up in public buildings went into effect in 2006.

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  2. Life

    Environmental DNA modifications tied to obesity

    Chemical changes that affect gene activity could underlie many common conditions, a new study suggests.

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  3. Space

    Between the sheets

    The detection of layered minerals in a young star’s planet-forming region suggests an origin for Earth’s oceans.

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  4. Life

    Cuckoos thrown off by climate change

    With earlier springs, the birds are duping a different mix of adoptive parents into raising their young.