News in Brief

  1. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    NASA’s new old design for a shuttle replacement, plus Mars’ growth spurt, the most remote object and more in this week’s news.

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  2. Humans

    Humans

    ‘Tightness’ of a culture relates to its history, plus the taste of disgust, suicide in China and more in this week’s news.

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  3. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    The electron is still round, plus waterfall-jumping objects, a blood-clotter spotter and more in this week’s news.

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  4. Earth

    Earth & Environment

    Cities can break up passing storms, plus wild boar contamination, altered spider sense and more in this week’s news.

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  5. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Gene therapy for dogs, plus an HIV gatekeeper and new neurons from skin in this week’s news.

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  6. American Society for Microbiology meeting

    Cell phones may change your skin bacteria, plus greenhouse microbes and feather-eating bacteria in this week’s news.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    Cancer treatment raises stroke risk, plus ankle-powered sprints, irregular heartbeats and more in this week’s news.

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  8. Life

    Life

    A look at killer dolphins, plus hibernating plankton, growing mammal brains and more in this week’s news.

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  9. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    A cosmic collision heard ‘round the world, plus Saturn storms, black hole drains and more in this week’s news.

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  10. Humans

    Humans

    Right is right for righties, plus trading for better decisions and the human spread to Arabia in this week’s news.

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  11. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    Finding materials harder than diamond, plus spintronic devices, wrinkle physics and more in this week's news.

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  12. Earth

    Earth/Environment

    Earth’s iron heart can melt, plus Atlantic weather and more ice thinning in this week’s news.

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