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  1. Earth

    Slick Death: Oil-spill treatment kills coral

    Chemicals used to disperse marine oil spills are more harmful to coral than the oil itself.

    By Carolyn Barry
  2. Paleontology

    Dinosaurs’ gradual rise to dominance

    Early dinosaurs didn't quickly eclipse the creatures they evolved from, but lived alongside them for perhaps 20 million years.

    By Sid Perkins
  3. Earth

    Metal spews from tires and brake pads

    A study in Stockholm says that tires and brake pads emit a variety of metal pollutants despite European regulations aimed at cleaning up these parts.

    By Sarah Webb
  4. Materials Science

    Gecko adhesive gets added mussel

    A new adhesive that borrows tricks from the gecko and the mussel can stick and detach repeatedly and works even when wet.