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  1. Earth

    Hey, it’s cooler near the sprinklers

    Extensive agricultural irrigation can significantly affect local climate and may be masking the effects of global warming in some areas.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Tech

    EPA council sets priorities

    The Environmental Protection Agency's Science Policy Council has outlined the agency's nanotechnology-research needs.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Health & Medicine

    Emerging bug pilfers DNA

    A virulent bacterium invading U.S. hospitals and the battlefields of the Middle East pilfers its genes from other bacteria.

    By Brian Vastag
  4. Chemistry

    Scrubbing troubles

    Triclosan, an antibacterial agent found in many soaps, may increase a person's exposure to a potentially toxic chemical.