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  1. Life

    Sponge’s secret weapon restores antibiotics’ power

    A chemical from an ocean-dwelling sponge can reprogram antibiotic resistant bacteria to make them vulnerable to medicines again, new evidence suggests.

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  2. Math

    Networks reveal concentrated ownership of corporations

    Researchers have made the first maps of corporate stock ownership for the stock markets of a large number of countries, 48 in all. The analysis reveals that a few big players constitute backbones of ownership.

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  3. Humans

    Kissing chemistry

    Unlocking the secrets of the lip-lock.

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  4. Climate

    Plumes of arctic haze traced to Russia, Kazakhstan

    Smoke from forest fires, agricultural burning may be substantial part of springtime plumes.