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  1. Health & Medicine

    With help from pig tissue, people regrow muscle

    Noncellular material implanted in patients attracts stem cells to fix injuries.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Psychology

    Babies learn some early words by touch

    Tactile cues provided by caregivers give infants a leg up on learning words for body parts.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Climate

    Glacial microbes gobble methane

    While some bacteria produce methane in Greenland’s melting ice sheet, others may consume the greenhouse gas as it escapes.

    By Beth Mole
  4. Animals

    Frustrated fish get feisty

    Smaller rainbow trout become more aggressive towards bigger fish when they don’t their usual treats.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Psychology

    Word-streaming tech may spell trouble for readers

    Technologies like Spritz that display one word at a time on a screen reduce reading comprehension, a new study concludes.