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  1. Chemistry

    Einstein’s invisible hand: Is relativity making metal act like a noble gas?

    Element 114 should be chemically similar to lead, but controversial experimental data shows it behaves more like a noble gas, potentially subverting the periodic table's structure.

    By Davide Castelvecchi
  2. Health & Medicine

    Stem Cell Snag: Implanted cells may show signs of Parkinson’s

    After as many as 16 years, nerve cells transplanted into the brains of Parkinson's patients still thrive, but some show signs of acquiring the disease.

    By Patrick Barry
  3. Health & Medicine

    Virus Reprise: Mumps outbreak in 2006 was largest in 20 years

    Mumps infected more than 6,500 people in the United States in 2006, the largest outbreak in 20 years.