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  1. Paleontology

    Not your typical pterosaur

    A beautifully preserved fossil from Germany displays a wing unlike any ever seen.

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  2. Life

    Trout nose cells follow magnetic fields

    Iron-rich tissue may be at root of a biological compass.

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  3. Life

    Egg production after birth questioned

    A study finds no evidence of stem cells in adult mouse ovaries, suggesting female mammals really are born with all the gametes they’ll ever have.

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  4. Microbes

    Killing with the flip of a switch

    A single genetic transformation turns mild-mannered bacteria into assassins.

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  5. Life

    Space trek may help worms live long

    After 11 days in orbit, nematodes showed signs of slower aging.