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  1. Life

    Risky nests

    Invasive species misleads birds picking a home.

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  2. Space

    A new look at the gamma-ray sky

    Explosions pouring out as much energy in seconds as the sun does in its entire lifetime. Invisible beams of radiation sweeping across the sky like giant searchlights. Supermassive black holes emitting powerful and highly variable jets of radiation. GAMMA GLOW Simulation of the high-energy sky that will be seen by GLAST. Sonoma State, NASA The […]

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Glucose galore

    Pregnant women with elevated blood sugar are more likely to have oversized babies, posing a risk to mother and newborn.

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  4. Math

    Less is more

    Researchers have shown that a grip that’s too tight can be counterproductive, especially on a microscopic object — but the findings could apply to fields ranging from ecology to sociology.