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  1. Cosmology

    Dark energy search gets murkier

    Supernova measurements muddle scientists’ efforts to explain universe’s accelerating expansion.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Exercise seems to limit bad falls in elderly

    Regular exercise might limit broken bones due to bad falls in elderly people.

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  3. Life

    Morel mushroom may grow crop of its own

    A fungus could be a farmer itself, sowing, cultivating and harvesting bacteria.

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  4. Cosmology

    Candidates for dark matter particles bite the dust

    Most sensitive experiment yet determines that earlier findings were just artifacts.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Mice lose the blues quickly with experimental drug

    Studies in mice point to new, fast-acting antidepressants.

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  6. Genetics

    People’s genes welcome their microbes

    In mice and humans, genetic variants seem to control the bacterial mix on and in bodies.

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  7. Chemistry

    Floating beads of water act as tiny test tubes

    Chemists exploit pH and ion charge in superheated water drops to create nanoparticles.

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  8. Physics

    Material looks cool while heating up

    Substance that tricks infrared camera could pave the way for new types of camouflage and heating technology.

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  9. Astronomy

    Oort cloud tosses astronomers a cometary curveball

    In late November, ISON will deliver debris from the dawn of the solar system to Earth’s doorstep.

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  10. Life

    Scorpion venom kills pain in mice

    Toxin works with nerve proteins to block distress signals’ journey to brain.

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  11. Animals

    Common pesticides change odds in ant fights

    Species’ combat success can rise or fall after repeated exposure to a common neonicotinoid insecticide.

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  12. Psychology

    Groups recall travel details better than loners

    Small teams of people can recite key information from public announcements better than any one person.

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