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  1. One tall gene

    The first reported gene for height can account for almost a centimeter of difference among people who have different versions of it.

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  2. Earth

    Meteor dust layers taint Antarctic ice

    Two layers of deep Antarctic ice, each hundreds of thousands of years old, are rich in meteoritic dust.

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  3. SSRI use declines, youth suicides rise

    In the United States and the Netherlands, youth suicides have increased as the number of antidepressant prescriptions for children and teenagers has fallen, raising concerns that regulatory warnings about these drugs have backfired.

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  4. Astronomy

    Cosmic void

    A region of the cosmos a billion light-years across is devoid of all matter.