News in Brief
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American Society for Microbiology meeting
Cell phones may change your skin bacteria, plus greenhouse microbes and feather-eating bacteria in this week’s news.
By Science News - Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
Cancer treatment raises stroke risk, plus ankle-powered sprints, irregular heartbeats and more in this week’s news.
By Science News - Life
Life
A look at killer dolphins, plus hibernating plankton, growing mammal brains and more in this week’s news.
By Science News - Space
Atom & Cosmos
A cosmic collision heard ‘round the world, plus Saturn storms, black hole drains and more in this week’s news.
By Science News - Humans
Humans
Right is right for righties, plus trading for better decisions and the human spread to Arabia in this week’s news.
By Science News - 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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Earth/Environment
Earth’s iron heart can melt, plus Atlantic weather and more ice thinning in this week’s news.
By Science News - Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
Coffee may help protect against prostate cancer, plus protecting organ transplants and limiting HIV transmission in this week’s news.
By Science News - Space
Dark Matter meeting
The latest science reveals few new answers on dark matter, but scientists hope for more from the Large Hadron Collider.
By Science News - Life
Life
Romeo-and-Juliet leafhoppers, sleep-deprived honeybees, dragonfly aces and more in this week’s news.
By Science News - Space
Atom & Cosmos
Liquid water possible on Earthlike planet, plus black-hole atoms, Io’s magma ocean and more in this week’s news.
By Science News - 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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