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  1. Physics

    Einstein’s general relativity reveals new quirk of Mercury’s orbit

    A tiny effect of general relativity on Mercury’s orbit has been calculated for the first time.

    By Emily Conover
  2. Health & Medicine

    50 years on, vaccines have eliminated measles from the Americas

    Thanks to high vaccination rates, measles has mostly disappeared from the Americas.

    By Laurel Hamers
  3. Oceans

    Ocean heat waves are becoming more common and lasting longer

    Over the last 100 years, the world’s oceans have sweltered through a rising number of heat waves.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  4. Microbes

    This material uses energy from ambient light to kill hospital superbugs

    A quantum dot–powered material could help reduce the number of hospital-acquired infections, including those with drug-resistant bacteria.