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  1. Physics

    Pickles glow when you plug them in. Science explains why

    A scientist, a jar of pickles and a power strip walk into a room. The punchline involves physics, glowing condiments and a scientific party trick.

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  2. Anthropology

    ‘Hobbits’ likely scavenged dragons’ kills

    Homo floresiensis may have scavenged Komodo dragon leftovers instead of hunting small elephant relatives.

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  3. Plants

    Giant trees have tricks to work around drought

    Samples collected at daring heights provide evidence for an untested theory of tree drought adaptation, while countering another.

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  4. Life

    The natural history of every U.S. state is on display at a new D.C.