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  1. Cosmology

    Gravitational wave discovery gives way to Milky Way dust

    New polarization maps from the Planck satellite suggest that the BICEP2 announcement this year of primordial gravitational waves might be due entirely to dust in our galaxy.

    By Christopher Crockett
  2. Health & Medicine

    Statins may improve odds of surviving a bleeding stroke

    Common cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may help people who have suffered a stroke caused by ruptured blood vessels.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Neuroscience

    Dyslexic brain may solve some math problems in a roundabout way

    Children with dyslexia rely heavily on right brain to do addition problems.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Tech

    Hopping robot powered by explosions

    A soft-bodied robot that can jump with the help of an explosion could one day aid search-and-rescue operations.