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  1. Particle Physics

    LHC set to see beyond Higgs

    Physicists hope a revamped Large Hadron Collider will discover new particles and forces that could help explain dark matter and other mysteries of the universe.

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  2. Environment

    Mystery toxins in tainted New Zealand honey nabbed

    Sweet and stealthy toxins have been caught sticky-handed, potentially solving a decades-long mystery of tainted honey in New Zealand.

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  3. Climate

    Titanic typhoons are in the forecast

    Warming subsurface water in the Pacific will boost average typhoon intensity 14 percent by 2100, new research predicts.

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  4. Astronomy

    In another universe, free-range planets could host life

    If other universes exist, then those with denser galaxies might harbor a larger fraction of habitable worlds.

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  5. Paleontology

    Dino eggs came in different colors

    Dinosaur eggs came in bold shades of blue-green and brown-speckled blue.

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  6. Neuroscience

    Cerebellum may be site of creative spark

    Brain scan experiment hints that cerebellum might have a hand in getting creative juices flowing.

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  7. Anthropology

    Double blow to skull is earliest evidence of murder, a 430,000-year-old whodunit

    A 430,000-year-old hominid skull shows signs of murder, making it the earliest suspected homicide.

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  8. Humans

    Fossils suggest another hominid species lived near Lucy

    Fossil jaws dating to over 3 million years ago may add a new species to the ancient hominid mix.

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  9. Climate

    Next icy era may be on hold

    Carbon emissions from humans may have postponed Earth’s next glaciation, new research suggests.

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  10. Neuroscience

    No-pain gene discovered

    Scientists have identified a new genetic culprit for the inability to perceive pain.

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  11. Environment

    Rising dolphin deaths linked to Deepwater Horizon spill

    Lung lesions and other injuries link an extensive die-off of dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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  12. Climate

    Tranquil ecosystems may explain wild swings in carbon dioxide stashing

    Semiarid ecosystems, such as grasslands and shrublands, are behind the large variation in the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide sucked in by land each year.

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