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  1. Animals

    50 years ago, atomic testing created otter refugees

    Nuclear testing on the island of Amchitka caused hundreds of otters to be rehomed 50 years ago. Those hundreds have grown into thousands.

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  2. Physics

    Bizarre metals may help unlock mysteries of how Earth’s magnetic field forms

    Weyl metals could simulate the dynamo effect that generates the planet’s magnetism, a new study suggests.

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  3. Neuroscience

    A lack of sleep can induce anxiety

    Pulling an all-nighter induced anxiety in healthy people, a recent study finds.

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  4. Paleontology

    ‘End of the Megafauna’ examines why so many giant Ice Age animals went extinct

    ‘End of the Megafauna’ ponders the mystery of what killed off so many of Earth’s big animals over the last 50,000 years.