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  1. Paleontology

    Preteen tetrapods identified by bone scans

    Roughly 360 million years ago, young tetrapods may have schooled together during prolonged years as juveniles in the water.

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  2. Particle Physics

    Supersymmetry’s absence at LHC puzzles physicists

    Accelerator experiments find no evidence to support popular particle physics theory known as supersymmetry.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Bacterial weaponry that causes stillbirth revealed

    Vaginal bacteria may cause stillbirth by deploying tiny weapons

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  4. Materials Science

    High-tech cloth could make summer days a breeze

    A plastic material like kitchen cling wrap may be the next big thing in high-tech clothing. The fabric lets heat pass through, but blocks visible light, making it opaque enough to wear.

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  5. Animals

    In drought, zebra finches wring water from their own fat

    A zebra finch with no water or food can keep itself hydrated by metabolizing body fat.

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  6. Neuroscience

    New Alzheimer’s drug shows promise in small trial

    A much-anticipated Alzheimer’s drug shows promise in a new trial, but experts temper hope with caution.

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  7. Humans

    Brain’s blood appetite grew faster than its size

    Over evolutionary time, the energy demands of hominid brains increased faster than their volume, a new study finds.

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  8. Astronomy

    Radio signal probably not from extraterrestrials

    A possible radio signal from extraterrestrials probably originated a lot closer to home.

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  9. Animals

    Dog brains divide language tasks much like humans do

    Dogs understand what we say separately from how we say it.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Tasmanian devils evolve resistance to contagious cancer

    Tasmanian devils are evolving resistance to a deadly contagious cancer.

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  11. Anthropology

    Fossil autopsy claims Lucy fell from tree

    A contested study suggests a famous fossil ancestor plunged to her death.

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  12. Physics

    Bacteria-sized molecules created in lab

    Cesium atoms with high-energy electrons pair up to form giant molecules.

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