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  1. Materials Science

    Nanofluid Flow: Detergents may benefit from new insight

    Fluids containing nanoscale particles spread and readily lift oil droplets off a surface.

    By Jessica Gorman
  2. Paleontology

    Winging South: Finally, a fly fossil from Antarctica

    A tiny fossil collected about 500 kilometers from the South Pole indicates that Antarctica was once home to a type of fly that scientists long thought had never inhabited the now-icy, almost insectfree continent.

    By Sid Perkins
  3. Earth

    Farm Harm: Ag chemicals may cause prostate cancer

    On-the-job exposure to certain agricultural chemicals may be responsible for farmers' high rates of prostate cancer.

    By Ben Harder
  4. Astronomy

    Starry View: Image reveals galaxy’s violent past

    The most detailed visible-light picture ever taken of the heavens reveals that the nearby Andromeda galaxy has had a much more violent history than our own Milky Way has.