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  1. Health & Medicine

    For kids, daily juice probably won’t pack on the pounds

    An analysis of existing studies suggests that regular juice drinking isn’t linked to much weight gain in kids.

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  2. Animals

    Mosquito flight is unlike that of any other insect

    High-speed video and modeling reveal a more complex understanding of mosquito flight.

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  3. Oceans

    Thinning ice creates undersea Arctic greenhouses

    Arctic sea ice thinned by climate change increasingly produces conditions favorable for phytoplankton blooms in the waters below, new research suggests.

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  4. Anthropology

    Neandertals had an eye for patterns

    Neandertals carved notches in a raven bone, possibly to produce a pleasing or symbolic pattern, scientists say.

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  5. Astronomy

    Asteroid in Jupiter’s orbit goes its own way

    Asteroid shares Jupiter’s orbit around the sun but travels in the opposite direction as the planet.

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  6. Genetics

    Gene editing of human embryos yields early results

    Gene editing in embryos has started in labs, but isn’t ready for the clinic.

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  7. Neuroscience

    Sarcasm looks the same in the brain whether it’s words or emoji

    Sarcasm via winking emoji affects the brain like verbal irony does.

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  8. Astronomy

    Supermassive black hole gets kicked to the galactic curb

    Gravitational waves may have given a supermassive black hole a big kick, with enough energy to send it flying toward the edges of its host galaxy.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Spray-on mosquito repellents are more effective than other devices

    To avoid mosquito bites, stick with spray-on repellents and skip the bracelets and citronella candles, a new study says.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Don’t put greasy Q-tips up your kid’s nose, and other nosebleed advice

    Nosebleeds in children are common and usually nothing to fret about.

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  11. Neuroscience

    Math-anxious brains tackle simple problems differently

    An fMRI study found more variable brain activity in people who get nervous about math problems.

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  12. Archaeology

    Palace remains in Mexico point to ancient rise of centralized power

    An ancient royal structure gets new life in southern Mexico.

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