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  1. Astronomy

    Pluto or bust?

    A new National Research Council report may revive plans to send a spacecraft to explore Pluto and its neighborhood.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Paleontology

    Unknown creature made birdlike tracks

    Paleontologists have found a multitude of birdlike footprints left by a yet undiscovered creature in rocks more than 60 million years older than Archaeopteryx, the first bird to have left fossils of its body parts.

    By Sid Perkins
  3. Health & Medicine

    Gene might contribute to asthma risk

    Variations in a gene called ADAM33 may predispose a person to asthma.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Chemistry

    Material could halt catalyst waste

    New research suggests a way that carmakers might use less of expensive metal materials in automobiles' catalytic converters.