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  1. Animals

    Whaling, to be announced

    The 60th meeting of the International Whaling Commission defers voting on deadlocked issues

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  2. Space

    School teacher spots green blob

    Mystery object appears to be a starless dwarf galaxy.

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  3. The ultimate poker face

    Two professional poker players will take on a computer, and this year the computer could win.

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  4. Ecosystems

    Ecosystem engineers

    Nonnative earthworms are deliberately burying ragweed seeds, enhancing the weed’s growth, researchers report.

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  5. Chemistry

    Quantifying the “gene for” fallacy

    Looking at one gene at a time misses about a third of the genes that contribute to the way a cell functions, scientists say.