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  1. Astronomy

    Puny Parent? Planets may form around tiny orbs

    Barely more massive than a planet itself, a tiny failed star 500 light-years from Earth is nonetheless cloaked in a disk of gas and dust from which planets may coalesce.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Health & Medicine

    Disease Detector: Chemical test may spot Alzheimer’s

    A new test that detects very low levels of protein clumps associated with Alzheimer's may provide an early warning for the disease.

    By David Shiga
  3. Humans

    Letters from the February 5, 2005, issue of Science News

    Not measuring up I love Science News. Now and then, however, you write in terms that aren’t understandable to the average reader.