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  1. Astronomy

    Found: Gamma-ray background information

    Resolving a 30-year-old mystery, astronomers say they have identified the source of the faint, high-energy glow of radiation known as the gamma-ray background.

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  2. Earth

    Much that glitters is really old

    New isotopic analyses of rock samples from one of the world's richest gold-mining regions suggest that the flecks of gold in those ores are more than 3 billion years old.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    New twist on a pet theory

    Growing up with cats may reduce a child's risk of developing asthma—unless the child's mother has asthma as well.

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    I was intrigued by the fact that some apoptotic cells can recover if not engulfed by another cell.