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  1. Earth

    Where steel-belted radials go to die

    A new technique for analyzing satellite images may enable researchers to easily identify sites where large numbers of used tires have been dumped.

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  2. Earth

    Ozone hole might not recover until the year 2065

    The ozone-free zone that develops high in the atmosphere over Antarctica each summer as the result of the presence of chlorine- and bromine-containing chemicals may not heal until 15 years later than previously projected.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Protein predicts sickle-cell danger

    A biological marker of heart trouble can be used to identify sickle-cell anemia patients who are at greatest risk of developing a serious, disease-related complication.