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Earth
Arctic Ocean hosts weird freshwater pond
Odd, persistent winds prevent river inputs from mixing with the sea.
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Earth
AGU conference on climate and civilizations
Ancient trash piles yield Everglades trees, plus 'green' Vikings and more in meeting news.
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Health & Medicine
Breast milk may harbor cancer clues
Analysis could provide a noninvasive means for testing risk in women, an early-stage study shows.
By Nathan Seppa -
Humans
Brain’s mirror system loves the robot
Experiments that shed light on how the "monkey see, monkey do" part works may suggest why we feel sad for Wall-E.
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Health & Medicine
Heart drug may fight prostate cancer
Digitalis inhibits the common malignancy in lab tests, and long-term users are less likely to develop the disease, a study shows.
By Nathan Seppa -
Life
Worries grow over monarch butterflies
Migrants overwintering in Mexico rebounded somewhat this past winter, but still trending downward.
By Susan Milius -
Humans
Humans
Money can buy happiness if you know what you're doing, plus argumentative kids and good gifts in this week's news.
By Science News -
Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
A new way to fold a paper bag, plus good apples and designer silk in this week’s news.
By Science News -
Earth
Earth/Environment
A new explanation of cold northeast winters, plus shrinking newborns and the Russian heat wave in this week’s news.
By Science News -
Physics
Remodeling the standard model
Physicists could be on the verge of discovering a new elementary particle, studies at a U.S. accelerator suggest.
By Ron Cowen