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  1. Materials Science

    Synthetic molecules mimic bone growth

    Researchers have created molecules that assemble into a microscopic structure that mimics bone.

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  2. Animals

    Female ducks can double eggs by trickery

    Female goldeneye ducks can double their offspring by sneaking eggs into other females' nests before settling down to a nest of their own.

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  3. Astronomy

    X-ray craft sees Venus in whole new light

    Astronomers have unveiled the first X-ray image of Venus.

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  4. Anthropology

    Human evolution put brakes on tooth growth

    A new analysis of fossil teeth indicates that the slower pace of dental development observed in people today dates back only about 100,000 years.