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PhysicsMelting nuclei re-create Big Bang broth
The seething primordial matter that existed in the first microseconds after the Big Bang may have briefly reappeared in fireballs created at a European particle accelerator.
By Peter Weiss -
Migration may reawaken Lyme disease
Lyme disease can hide in healthy-looking birds until the stress of migration drives it into a potentially infectious state.
By Susan Milius -
Two Meningitis Bacteria Yield Genomes
Scientists have sequenced all the genes of two strains of a bacterium that causes meningitis, which may lead to the development of a much-needed vaccine
By John Travis -
Health & MedicineBudding Tastes: Higher blood pressure in newborns links to salt preference
Babies who tolerate a salty flavor have higher blood pressure on average than their less tolerant counterparts do.