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  1. Health & Medicine

    Nanosponges sop up toxins and help repair tissues

    Nanoparticles coated with blood cell membranes can move through the body to clean up toxins or heal tissues — without instigating an immune reaction.

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  2. Chemistry

    Extreme elements push the boundaries of the periodic table

    The hunt for the next elements on the periodic table might turn up superheavy atoms that flaunt the rules of chemistry.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    With its burning grip, shingles can do lasting damage

    Varicella zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and shingles, may instigate several other problems.

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  4. Tech

    Robots are becoming classroom tutors. But will they make the grade?

    Educational robots show promise for helping kids in the classroom or at home, but researchers are still figuring out how these bots should behave.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Brain-zapping implants that fight depression are inching closer to reality

    Researchers are using electric jolts to correct the faulty brain activity that sparks depression.

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  6. Earth

    Five explosive things the 2018 eruption taught us about Kilauea

    Kilauea’s 2018 eruption allowed volcanologists a clear window into the processes that have shaped and influenced the world’s most watched volcano.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Vitamin D supplements aren’t living up to their hype

    Once seen as a supplement with a long list of benefits, vitamin D’s glow may be dimming.

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  8. Planetary Science

    Two daring spacecraft aim to bring asteroid dust back to Earth

    A pair of daredevil spacecraft that aim to bring asteroid dust back to Earth have reached their targets and are scouting for the best sampling spots.

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  9. Chemistry

    150 years on, the periodic table has more stories than it has elements

    The organized rows and columns of the Periodic Table hide a rich and twisting history.

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  10. Science & Society

    Top 10 stories of 2018: Climate change, gene-edited babies, hidden craters and more

    2018 was a year all about impact — on the planet, on solving crimes, on mosquito populations, on reversing paralysis, and more.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    A gut-brain link for Parkinson’s gets a closer look

    Early evidence suggests that Parkinson’s may be a gut disease that affects the brain.

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  12. Ecosystems

    Beavers are engineering a new Alaskan tundra

    Climate change has enabled the recent expansion of beavers into northwestern Alaska, a trend that could have major ecological consequences for the region in the coming decades.

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