News in Brief

  1. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Bacterium’s DNA mostly unused, the death of Black Death and more in this week’s news.

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  2. Life

    Life

    Bird marriages hurt by city hubbub, tadpoles poison their own kind and more in this week's news.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    One defense against diarrhea and early hints of diabetes in obese children in this week’s news

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  4. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    Planets born with off-kilter orbits, the planet formerly known as a star and more in this week's news.

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  5. Humans

    Humans

    High winds presage blustery neighbors, cell phones wasted on the young and more in this week's news.

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  6. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    Fuel from gator fat, cube-shaped neutrons and more in this week's news.

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  7. Earth

    Earth & Environment

    BPA triggers gene changes in people, cleaning drain waters and more in this week's news.

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  8. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Lying sea bass labels, marijuana's genome sequenced and more in this week's news.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    Antibiotics fight breathing ailments, cat-loving rats and more in this week’s news.

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  10. Life

    Life

    Anti-dengue mosquitoes, ancient stallion genes and more in this week's news.

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  11. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    White dwarfs' last dance and predicting sunspots in this week's news.

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  12. Humans

    Humans

    Prehistoric assembly lines, a trigger for riots and more in this week's news

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