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  1. Health & Medicine

    Running barefoot blunts foot’s force

    A new study finds that going shoeless tempers impact but can’t say whether this difference reduces injuries.

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  2. Humans

    Science superstars

    Forty Intel Science Talent Search 2010 finalists have been announced.

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  3. Earth

    Dinosaurs, in living color

    Researchers find microscopic structures in some fossils that may have held pigments.

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  4. Life

    For pipefish, measly Mr. Mom needs help

    In species with pregnant males, females may put something extra into eggs.

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  5. Life

    Carnations had evolutionary bloom boom in Europe

    New species have evolved at a surprisingly rapid pace, new study suggests

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  6. Humans

    Algae as biofuel still rough around the edges

    Sources of nutrients, carbon dioxide can make or break this potential renewable fuel heavyweight

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Searing the heart for the better

    Electrode-tipped catheter destroys heart tissue to stifle atrial fibrillation, sometimes performing better than meds, study shows.

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  8. Space

    Mars rover Spirit still running, but only in place

    Six years into its 90-day mission, NASA’s rover becomes a lander

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Millions of women at risk of malaria during pregnancy

    Potential problems include undetected illness and anemia in mothers, stillbirth and low birth weight in newborns,

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  10. Chemistry

    New material sops up radioactive cesium

    Isotope catcher could safely store waste from power plants.

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  11. Humans

    Teacher anxieties may subtract from girls’ math scores

    In first and second grade, female teachers’ insecurity with numbers may correlate to some girls’ doing poorly in math.

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  12. Humans

    Common stain repellent linked to thyroid disease

    Long-term health study shows connection with blood levels of perfluorooctanoic acid.

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