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Health & Medicine

Benefits of omega-3 fatty acids tally up

A study of patients with sepsis and a second in people with heart disease suggest the fish oil compound may aid health.

Life

Jiminy Cricket! Pollinator caught in the act

Using night-vision cameras, scientists have documented the first example of cricket pollination of an orchid and discovered a new species of the insect on the island of Réunion.

Earth

Scientists scramble to analyze Haiti quake

Teams work to understand and model what could happen next.

Physics

Just a stone’s throw forms a supersonic jet

Objects hitting water can move air at the speed of sound.