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  1. Earth

    . . . and churn up big waves, too

    As Hurricane Ivan approached the U.S. Gulf Coast last September, sensors detected the largest wave ever measured by instruments.

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  2. Earth

    A hurricane can dump a lot of rain . . .

    Hurricanes can drop enormous amounts of precipitation in a short amount of time, a phenomenon that residents of Puerto Rico experienced in spades when Hurricane Georges struck the island in 1998.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Obesity and insulin resistance age cells

    Conditions known to hasten diabetes in people may also speed aging.

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  4. Plants

    World’s fastest plant explodes with pollen

    A high-speed camera has revealed the explosive pollen launches of bunchberry dogwood flowers as the fastest plant motion known.