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  1. Ecosystems

    Worthless waters

    The biological riches of the oceans will be spent within decades if current trends continue.

    By Ben Harder
  2. Astronomy

    Web Special: Hubble Repair Mission Is a Go

    After several years of uncertainty following the Columbia shuttle disaster, NASA this week gave the go-ahead for a shuttle crew to replace and repair parts on the 16-year-old Hubble Space Telescope.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Math

    Designer Decimals

    Fractions can yield amazingly familiar decimal expansions.

    By Ivars Peterson

  4. Mom’s caffeine harms pups’ brain cells

    Rats born to mothers who drank caffeinated beverages throughout their pregnancies had abnormal brain-cell function.

    By Christen Brownlee
  5. Health & Medicine

    Insulin can protect diabetic brains

    Staying on top of diabetes treatments may prevent some of the brain atrophy and cognitive deficits that typically accompany the disease.