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  1. Life

    Fastest spores in the West (or anywhere)

    SEE THE VIDEO: Researchers film a fungus catapulting its spores with an acceleration greater than what astronauts feel.

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  2. Immune cell plays good cop, bad cop

    Immune cells called macrophages aid neuron regeneration in some parts of the nervous system, but hinder regeneration in the brain and spinal cord.

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  3. Life

    Fish glowing red

    Plenty of reef creatures fluoresce red, even where seawater absorbs red sunlight.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Plastics chemical linked to heart disease, diabetes

    Study is based on data collected from human adults and matches urine concentrations of bisphenol A with type 2 diabetes, heart disease and liver enzyme problems

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  5. Life

    New ant species found

    One weird ant suggests lost world of ancient ants living underground

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Late nights and disease

    Getting too little sleep may lead to health problems.