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  1. Earth

    The browning of Europe

    The lengthy heat wave and drought that struck Europe in the summer of 2003 stifled the growth of vegetation and thereby reduced the amount of carbon dioxide that the continent's plants extracted from the atmosphere.

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  2. Animals

    Baited camera snaps first live giant squid

    For the first time, researchers have photographed a living giant squid in the wild.

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  3. Dutch elm fungus turns tree into lure

    The fungus that causes Dutch elm disease makes an infected tree strengthen its odors, attracting beetles that carry the fungus on to the next tree.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Vitamin C may treat cancer after all

    Vitamin C may be an effective cancer fighter when taken intravenously in high doses.