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  1. Chemistry

    Wee work-around lets microbes thrive

    Some crafty, salt-loving cells use stolen equipment for processing a key cellular building block.

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  2. Psychology

    Kids’ friendships sometimes illusory

    A substantial minority of third to sixth graders think they're tight with a classmate who actually dislikes them.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Vaccine against cocaine makes headway

    Injections gin up antibodies in mice that limit the drug's effects, a new study shows.

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  4. Life

    Plastic-lined nests keep rivals at bay

    A tangle of shopping bag scraps tells black kites in a Spanish national park that another bird’s home is not to be messed with.