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  1. Physics

    Water drops on soap bubble films act like merging galaxies

    Water droplets on soap films orbited and merged like colliding galaxies, a technique that could help scientists study the cosmos.

    By Emily Conover
  2. Animals

    Female rats like a different kind of tickling than males

    Female rats prefer gentler tickling, a finding that could reshape animal happiness research.

    By Hannah Thomasy
  3. Archaeology

    First evidence of Neandertal dentistry found in ancient molar

    A 59,000-year-old Neandertal molar unearthed in Siberia was drilled with a stone tool – the earliest evidence of primitive dentistry.

    By Tom Metcalfe
  4. Health & Medicine

    Hantavirus questions grow in the wake of a cruise ship outbreak

    Scientists still don’t know why Andes hantavirus is the only one shown to spread from person to person.