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  1. Astronomy

    First Light: Faint object may be youngest star detected

    Peeking into the dusty core of a dark cloud seemingly devoid of stars, astronomers have found a faintly glowing body that could be the earliest glimmerings ever recorded from a newborn star.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Paleontology

    Dino Dwarf: Island living may have led to ancient downsizing

    Fossils unearthed at a German quarry hint that members of one species of dinosaur that lived in the region about 152 million years ago evolved to be abnormally small because of the constraints of its island ecosystem.

    By Sid Perkins
  3. Physics

    Piddly Puddle Peril: Little water pools foil road friction

    Physicists have proposed an explanation for how even slight wetness can cut road-to-rubber friction.