News in Brief

  1. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    Coffee may help protect against prostate cancer, plus protecting organ transplants and limiting HIV transmission in this week’s news.

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  2. Space

    Dark Matter meeting

    The latest science reveals few new answers on dark matter, but scientists hope for more from the Large Hadron Collider.

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  3. Life

    Life

    Romeo-and-Juliet leafhoppers, sleep-deprived honeybees, dragonfly aces and more in this week’s news.

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  4. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    Liquid water possible on Earthlike planet, plus black-hole atoms, Io’s magma ocean and more in this week’s news.

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  5. Humans

    Humans

    New World’s oldest dog may have been dinner, plus worrisome PTSD and the benefits of artful dodging in this week’s news.

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  6. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    How leeches are able to swell tenfold, plus not-so-super solids, new natural toxins and more in this week's news.

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  7. Earth

    Earth/Environment

    Earthquake risk in Chile, plus an ancient Greek island and casino pollution in this week’s news.

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  8. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Why mosquitoes don’t get malaria, plus brain stem cells and hot cancer treatment in this week’s news.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    Heart attacks are worse in the morning, plus who remembers dreams, stem cells in lungs and more in this week’s news.

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  10. Life

    Life

    How hummingbirds really work, the thermostat preferences of leeches, and cattle-sparing disease testing in this week’s news.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Digestive Disease meeting

    Obesity therapy for toddlers, plus digestive issues in athletes, carbs during pregnancy and more from Digestive Disease week 2011.

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  12. Humans

    Humans

    Music keeps the mind sharp, plus chimp self-recognition, bullying's bodily effects and more in this week's news.

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