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  1. Health & Medicine

    X rays tell stirring tale about fat

    X rays reveal how food processing shapes microscopic crystals of edible fats.

    By Peter Weiss
  2. Tech

    Sowing neat rows of seeds on silicon

    A new way to introduce foreign atoms into silicon with atomic-scale precision may help chip manufacturers over a looming hurdle.

    By Peter Weiss
  3. Astronomy

    Repainting the cosmic palette

    After all the hue and cry about the color of the universe, astronomers have now revised their findings: It’s not pale green, but boring old beige.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Health & Medicine

    Researchers find how rhubarb remedy eases cholera

    Researchers in Japan have identified a natural compound responsible for the effectiveness of one rhubarb-based remedy to combat the overwhelming diarrhea that comes with cholera.