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  1. Space

    Ice cubes in space

    Planetary scientists have determined the composition and orbits of two moons at the fringes of the solar system, finding that the bodies were created when an impactor struck the dwarf planet that they now orbit.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Health & Medicine

    How herpes re-rears its ugly head

    Researchers identify a key player in the reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 1.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Life

    Wild herring prove fast organizers

    Recent technology helps researchers find out how a bunch of fish turn into a shoal.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Health & Medicine

    Gestures speak volumes in the brain

    A new brain-imaging study suggests that an understanding of spoken language relies on changing sets of brain networks that exploit acoustic and visual cues.