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  1. Bass Booster

    Tight coiling in the human inner ear pumps up the bass.

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  2. Agriculture

    Polluted Scents

    Insects and Bats May Face Confusion.

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  3. Life

    Rest in peace nanobacteria, you were not alive after all

    New studies bid a fond farewell to nanobacteria -- the extremely tiny “microorganisms” that have sparked controversy and may cause disease.

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  4. Animals

    First Frog without Lungs

    An aquatic frog in fast-flowing water in Borneo turns out to be the first frog species with no lungs.

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  5. Chemistry

    Einstein’s invisible hand: Is relativity making metal act like a noble gas?

    Element 114 should be chemically similar to lead, but controversial experimental data shows it behaves more like a noble gas, potentially subverting the periodic table's structure.