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  1. Neuroscience

    Brains break and repair DNA to grow

    Newborn mice neurons can snap both DNA strands to migrate, then repair the breaks within a day. The process may be a normal part of brain development.

    By Michael Howerton
  2. Microbes

    New science on algae die-offs is too late for the Reflecting Pool

    Iron and hydrogen peroxide trigger cell death via ferroptosis, which cascades killer molecules through the population, causing mass die-offs of algae.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  3. Paleontology

    Ancient flowering plants may have used dinosaurs to spread their seeds

    Scientists thought angiosperms didn’t use animals to spread seeds until after the Age of Dinosaurs. Fossilized fruits from these plants challenge this idea.