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  1. Psychology

    Social judgments take touching turns

    New evidence suggests that the sense of touch influences people’s willingness to drive a hard bargain or endorse a job candidate.

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  2. Blind mice see again

    Researchers use a bacterial gene to cure blindness in mice.

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  3. Earth

    Antarctic shoal breaks the ice

    Instruments on a massive berg help pinpoint a previously unreported undersea ridge.

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  4. Physics

    Memories made of light

    Physicists find a more efficient way to store quantum information in a crystal, a step towards super-secure quantum communications.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Snakes on the brain

    In a bizarre experiment, researchers delve into the neural roots of courage.