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  1. Planetary Science

    Jovian storms of surpassing beauty

    A new near-infrared image of two giant, oval storms in Jupiter's southern hemisphere reveals that they are now brushing past each other closely, separated by only 3,000 kilometers.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Health & Medicine

    Side Effect Revealed: Heart risk found in leukemia drug

    The remarkably successful cancer drug imatinib might cause heart failure in some patients.

    By Eric Jaffe
  3. Materials Science

    Solid Information: Chemical composition can determine concrete’s durability

    A new analysis reveals how damage progresses in concrete that's exposed to sulfate.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  4. Computing

    Hairy Calculations: Picturing tresses in a truer light

    Hard-to-simulate blond hair may look more natural in future animations thanks to a new computer model that allows for hairs' transparency and includes the illumination produced by light propagating from hair to hair.