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Life

Learnin’ lizards

Underrated reptiles figure out what to do when the old rules change.

Space

Astronomers probe matter in early universe

Smeared light from the dawn of time confirms ideas about a mysterious dark energy permeating the cosmos.

Space

Iapetus gets dusted

Saturn moon gets its yin-yang surface by plowing through a ring of dust.

Earth

Simulation tracks ocean’s missing heat

Climate scientists suggest energy is buried deep undersea or released to space.

Chemistry

Fats stimulate binge eating

Much like marijuana, fatty foods can spur overeating, a study in rats shows.