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HumansButting 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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ChemistrySlippery when dry
Surfaces that mimic the back of an African beetle can collect water from fog.
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Health & MedicineTrust again
The ability to trust others even after violations of trust is regulated by the hormone oxytocin.
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EarthAsbestos-like nanotubes
Some carbon nanotubes show signs of asbestos-like toxicity.
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SpaceSupernova 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.