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  1. Health & Medicine

    The two faces of prion proteins

    Scientists are learning more about the protein behind mad cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, including how to interfere with the protein’s production in the brains of mice.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  2. Climate

    Another climate ailment

    Global warming may turn out to be more than just a pain in the neck: Rising average temperatures could trigger an increased prevalence of kidney stones.

    By Sid Perkins
  3. Space

    Saturn’s moon may host an ocean

    The Cassini spacecraft has found what may be the strongest evidence yet that Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus has an ocean beneath its icy surface.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Materials Science

    Solar panels to dye for

    Scientists show that cheap chemical dyes may one day help with the efficient capture of the sun's energy

    By Davide Castelvecchi
  5. Life

    Astrocytes are rising stars

    Astrocytes, brain cells previously thought to be support cells for neurons, regulate blood flow in the brain and may aid neuron signaling.