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  1. Life

    After a breakup, coral embryos live on as clones

    Even modest waves can break apart embryonic corals, but the bits that survive can grow into separate clones.

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  2. Psychology

    Kids flex cultural muscles

    Young children, but not chimps or monkeys, generate collective leaps of knowledge.

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  3. Physics

    Hydrogen takes a new form

    High-pressure studies may reveal a fourth phase for the element.

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  4. Earth

    Fault’s twists may shake up earthquake forecasts

    Deep angles along the southern San Andreas mean future temblors may be stronger than predicted.

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  5. Life

    When giant fleas roamed

    Fossils show ancient insects grew as long as 2 centimeters.