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  1. Life

    Carnivores can lose sweet genes

    A gene involved in taste detection has glitches in some, but not all, highly carnivorous mammals.

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  2. Humans

    Science competition finalists go public

    Public day allows high school students to present their projects.

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  3. Chemistry

    Polymer power drives tiny reactions

    Applying pressure to a building block of plastic in water, researchers generate enough energy to make your Nikes glow and do other chemical work.

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  4. Life

    Microraptor’s true blue colors

    The birdlike dinosaur had black, iridescent feathers that may have helped it attract mates.

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  5. Paleontology

    Triceratops reigns alone again

    Fossil comparison fends off a challenge that holds the dinosaur is but the immature version of the Torosaurus.