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  1. Life

    Golgi’s job stretches it thin

    Researchers have pinpointed the protein that gives a cell’s control room its shape and also keeps it functioning.

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  2. Space

    Solar system’s edge surprises astronomers

    New observations reveal a dense ribbon structure that current models don't explain.

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  3. Chemistry

    Tongue’s sour-sensing cells taste carbonation

    A protein splits carbon dioxide to give fizz its unique flavor.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Brain speed-reads using just one part

    Scientists measure the speed of recognizing, manipulating and producing speech in human brains.

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  5. Anthropology

    Pygmies’ short stature linked to high death rates

    Island-dwelling pygmies provide contested evidence that body size shrinks as mortality rates climb.