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  1. Earth

    Living routes to toxic routs

    Scientists are developing novel techniques for removing perchlorate, a potentially carcinogenic pollutant, from water.

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  2. When autism aids memory

    People with autism may often have a superior memory for factual details, possibly because of their inability to use context in remembering information.

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  3. Looking for the brain’s g force

    Controversial evidence suggests that a frontal-brain network underlies psychological measures of general intelligence.

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  4. Astronomy

    X-ray flare from a dim source

    An X-ray flare coming from a old, failed star has surprised astronomers.

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  5. Computing

    Pictures Only a Computer Could Love

    New, unconventional lenses shape scenes into pictures for computers, not people, so that computer-equipped microscopes, cameras, and other optical devices can see more with less.