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  1. Physics

    Rogue waves captured

    Re-creating tiny versions of these monster swells in a laboratory tank reveals their mathematical underpinnings.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Don’t share that clarinet

    Bacteria can linger on woodwind instruments, particularly those with reeds, for days, a new study finds.

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  3. Space

    Milky Way may get an extension

    A newly discovered feature at its fringes suggests the galaxy is an uncommon beauty: One half appears to be nearly a mirror image of the other.

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  4. Life

    Your gut microbes are what you eat

    A mammal's diet strongly influences what kinds of microorganisms live in its intestines.

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  5. Psychology

    Eyes take gossip to heart

    Reading negative gossip about someone makes that person’s face easier to perceive.

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  6. Life

    Numbers flap has minor implications for global extinctions

    A statistical technique used to estimate rates of species disappearance is flawed, two ecologists charge — but not enough to invalidate recent dire assessments.

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  7. Humans

    Geographic profiling fights disease

    Widely used to snare serial criminals, a forensic method finds application in epidemiology.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    No pain, healthier brain

    When chronic back problems are treated, benefits extend above the neck.

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  9. Life

    Daytime bites for zombie ants

    The living dead of the insect world show an unexplained sense of timing: a surge of strange activity in the a.m. followed by a final death grip at midday.

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  10. Microbial mats may have given early animals breathing room

    Early animals survived poor marine conditions by inhaling oxygen from bacterial "mines" at the bottom of the ocean.

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  11. Chemistry

    Melting icebergs fertilize ocean

    Releasing extra iron into the water boosts carbon dioxide uptake by plankton.

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  12. Science & Society

    Youthful ingenuity honored at Intel ISEF

    Young scientists receive awards for insights applicable to cancer treatment, homeland security, water supplies and more.

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