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Chemistry

Flame quencher offers less toxic approach to fighting fire

New coating could protect furniture without causing health concerns.

Life

Exploration forges differences in identical twins

Mice with the same genes and surroundings diverged in brain development depending on how much they moved around their environment.

Space

Moon’s water may have earthly origins

Ratio of hydrogen to deuterium suggests molecule on both orbs has a common source.

Earth

The Arctic was once warmer, covered by trees

Pliocene epoch featured greenhouse gas levels similar to today's but with higher average temperatures.

Animals

Malaria mosquito dosed with disease-fighting bacteria

After thousands of tries, lab gets parasite-carrying insect to catch Wolbachia.