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Health & MedicineMalaria vaccine shows promise in Mozambique
An experimental malaria vaccine tested on children in Mozambique provides some protection against the potentially life-threatening disease.
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PaleontologyIrish elk survived after ice age ended
New fossil finds indicate that the so-called Irish elk, previously thought to have died out at the end of the last ice age, survived in some spots for several millennia more.
By Sid Perkins -
Materials ScienceMetal Makeover
Metallic glasses with extraordinary strength and corrosion resistance have been known for decades, but only recently have researchers been able to make such alloys on a large scale from inexpensive iron.
By Peter Weiss -
AnimalsHide and See
A new look at fish on coral reefs considers the possibility that all that riotous color has its inconspicuous side.