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Psychology

Geometric minds skip school

Villagers' understanding of lines and triangles raises questions about how people learn the properties of objects in space.

Life

Suspect bacterium may trigger Parkinson’s

A study in mice shows that H. pylori, the microbe that causes stomach ulcers, may also affect the brain.

Physics

Rogue waves captured

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

Health & Medicine

Don’t share that clarinet

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

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.