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  1. Physics

    The mystery of the missing mass

    Researchers found that, for one kind of particle at least, being located inside a nucleus slightly reduces its mass.

    By Patrick Barry
  2. Materials Science

    Microstructures make a beetle brilliant

    Engineers looking to make a variety of surfaces whiter and brighter could learn a few things from a lowly beetle.

    By Sid Perkins
  3. Health & Medicine

    Old cure may offer new malaria option

    An herbal-tea remedy for malaria contains a component that may form the basis of a novel drug against the disease.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Health & Medicine

    Trade-offs in fibroids treatments

    A minimally invasive procedure to cure uterine fibroids is less expensive, but also appears to be less effective, than surgery.