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  1. Particle Physics

    A new nuclear imaging prototype detects tumors’ faint glow

    Nuclear imaging that relies on Cerenkov light could supplement standard-of-care technology for identifying location of tumors.

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  2. Astronomy

    Crumbling planets might trigger repeating fast radio bursts

    Mysterious blasts of cosmic radio waves might be due to planets sweeping extremely close to their host neutron stars.

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  3. Readers discuss hot Jupiters, Earth’s inner core oddities and more

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  4. To solve mysteries, scientists look to muons

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how researchers are using subatomic particles called muons as tools for scientific discovery

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  5. Animals

    Most bats don’t echolocate in broad daylight.