News

  1. Humans

    Butting out together

    Cigarette smokers who know one another tend to kick the habit all at once, highlighting the importance of social forces in smoking-cessation treatment.

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  2. Chemistry

    Slippery when dry

    Surfaces that mimic the back of an African beetle can collect water from fog.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Trust again

    The ability to trust others even after violations of trust is regulated by the hormone oxytocin.

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  4. Earth

    Asbestos-like nanotubes

    Some carbon nanotubes show signs of asbestos-like toxicity.

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  5. Space

    Supernova Outbreak

    Thanks to a lucky break and an overactive galaxy, astronomers report the earliest detection yet of a normal supernova—the explosive death of a massive star.