News in Brief

  1. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    A hidden herpes risk, the rapid effects of a high-fat diet, explaining seniors' early rising and more in this week's news.

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  2. Life

    Life

    Salamander's algal partners, tool-using capuchins, a beneficial bacterial infection and more in this week's news

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  3. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    Life in black holes, energy from dark matter and other intriguing possibilities in this week's news

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  4. Science & Society

    Humans

    Western views of fat adopted around the world, a link between a messy environment and stereotypes, and more in this week's news

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  5. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    3-D effects without the glasses, plus portable X-rays and linking qubits in this week’s news.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    American Association for Cancer Research

    Anticancer power of strawberries, human papillomavirus linked to lung cancer and more news from the recent cancer research meeting.

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  7. Earth

    Earth/Environment

    Forecasting volcanic eruptions, plus saving mangroves and long-distance pollution in this week’s news.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    Food tastes less fatty to overweight people, plus an itch protein and thirsty rats in this week’s news.

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  9. Genes & Cells

    The genes for caffeine cravings, plus rare variants and shaping eyes in this week’s news.

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  10. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    Planets’ rippled rings carry a record of past comet collisions, plus twin solar peaks and identifying elderly stars in this week’s news.

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  11. Earth

    AGU conference on climate and civilizations

    Ancient trash piles yield Everglades trees, plus 'green' Vikings and more in meeting news.

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  12. Humans

    Humans

    Money can buy happiness if you know what you're doing, plus argumentative kids and good gifts in this week's news.

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