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  1. Health & Medicine

    Fizzy bubbles carry drugs deep into wounds

    Bubble-powered drugs burrow into wounds to stop blood loss.

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  2. Astronomy

    First stars may lurk in our galactic neighborhood

    Representatives from the first generation of stars might be hiding in our cosmic backyard, masked by interstellar pollution.

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  3. Earth

    Giant asteroid may have triggered deadly volcano eruptions

    Increased volcanic eruptions coincided much more closely with an asteroid impact and the extinction of the dinosaurs than previously believed, a new study suggests.

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  4. Genetics

    Brain cells’ DNA differs

    Every nerve cell may hold different DNA, a new study suggests.

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  5. Anthropology

    Bronze Age mummies identified in Britain

    Bone analysis finds widespread mummy making in ancient England and Scotland.

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  6. Animals

    Lights at night trick wild wallabies into breeding late

    Artificial lighting is driving wild tammar wallabies to breed out of sync with peak season for food

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  7. Life

    ‘Protocells’ show ability to reproduce

    Lab-made “protocells” mimic the division process of early cells, and may help researchers understand cellular evolution.

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  8. Animals

    Math describes sheep herd fluctuations

    Scientists have developed equations to describe the motion of a herd of sheep.

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  9. Planetary Science

    67P reveals recipe for a comet

    Rosetta’s comet 67P probably started out as two smaller comets.

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  10. Math

    83-year-old math problem solved

    An 83-year-old math problem concerning sequences of 1s and –1s has been solved.

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  11. Animals

    Alpine bee tongues shorten as climate warms

    Pollinators’ match with certain alpine flowers erodes as climate change pushes fast evolution.

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  12. Chemistry

    Elusive acid finally created

    Cyanoform, a chemical sought for more than a century and written into textbooks, is one of the strongest organic acids.

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