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Smoke Screen: Light cigarettes reduce odds of quitting
People who smoke light cigarettes are much less likely to quit smoking than people who smoke regulars.
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Young and Deadly: Cancer shares gene activity with developing lungs
Genes that are switched on or off in developing mouse lungs have similar activities in human-lung cancers.
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AstronomyRepaired Vision: Hubble’s camera sees again
The main camera on the Hubble Space Telescope is operating normally again after being blinded for 2 weeks by an electrical failure.
By Ron Cowen -
EarthThe Long Burn: Warming drove recent upswing in wildfires
Major forest fires in the western United States have become more frequent and destructive over the past two decades, in step with rising average temperatures in the region.