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  1. Health & Medicine

    Thanks for the future memories

    To the brain, remembering the past and visualizing the future look surprisingly similar.

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  2. Chemistry

    Small, But Super

    These 'atoms' can't leap tall buildings in a single bound, but they have special powers.

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  3. Animals

    How they shine

    Iridescence could be pretty meaningful—or maybe just pretty.

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  4. Astronomy

    When Worlds Collide

    Parallel universes aren’t supposed to be observable, but a cosmic crash might leave a visible sign of their existence.

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  5. Earth

    Audubon’s insect cafeteria

    Sidebar: Insects.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Insects (the original white meat)

    Dining on insects, usually more by choice than necessity, occurs in at least 100 countries — and may be better than chicken for both people and the environment.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    The Colorful World of Synesthesia

    Science News for Kids explores the sensory explosion that defines the experience of people with this unusual, but not that uncommon nor unwelcome, condition.

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  8. Humans

    Science in the City

    The inaugural World Science Festival kicks off in New York May 28 and features a variety of events celebrating the role of science in all aspects of modern life, culture and the arts.

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  9. Computing

    Scientists Get a 2nd Life

    The virtual world of Second Life offers new ways to do and learn about real science.

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  10. Life

    Epic Genetics – Sidebar

    Epigenetic changes can be undone in some circumstances.

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  11. Life

    Epic Genetics

    The way genes are packaged by "epigenetic" changes may play a major role in the risk of addiction, depression and other mental disorders.

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  12. Earth

    A Feverish World

    What's behind global warming—and is there anything we can do?

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