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  1. Planetary Science

    Microbes might get freeze-dried on the moon’s south pole

    Artemis IV will put people on the moon’s surface for the first time in 50 years. NASA research reveals the microbes that might hitch a ride.

    By Libby Riddle
  2. Health & Medicine

    A new cancer vaccine may keep melanoma from coming back

    A personalized mRNA vaccine paired with Keytruda may help keep skin cancer from returning after surgery, a large clinical trial suggests.

    By Erin Garcia de Jesús
  3. Neuroscience

    How memories may survive hibernation

    Hibernating mice rapidly lost and regrew half of the connections in their memory centers, while key connection hubs survived.

    By RJ Mackenzie
  4. Health & Medicine

    Less sugar early in life might decrease dementia risk

    Children exposed to World War II sugar rationing had lower dementia and Alzheimer’s risk decades later, data suggest.