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  1. Physics

    C’mon radio, let’s do the twist

    Molding signals into spiral shape might expand airwaves’ capacity.

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  2. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    A solar sneeze, a superhot planet, the death of a comet and more in this week’s news.

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  3. Physics

    No new physics — yet

    The world's largest collider has failed to match odd results coming from its nearest rival.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Chimp brains don’t shrink

    Primate studies aim to find out why humans get dementia.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Tossing, turning, forgetting

    A new study in mice finds that sleep disturbance erodes memory.

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  6. Humans

    Humans

    Ancient root eaters, copycat games and facing danger together in this week’s news.

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  7. Quantum Physics

    New system offers way to defeat decryption by quantum computers

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  8. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    Sticky graphene, dried-up coffee, a panda pregnancy test and more in this week’s news.

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  9. Earth

    Earth/Environment

    A killer methane belch, radon-siphoning trees, deep oil-spill science and more in this week’s news.

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  10. Space

    Going where no Mars rover has gone before

    NASA's next Mars mission, Curiosity, will land in the Red Planet's Gale Crater.

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  11. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Genes for butterfly wings and maintaining maleness, plus turtles meet their lizard relatives and more in this week’s news.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    Knights’ bodily burden, go-to-sleep nerve cells, rat empathy and more in this week’s news.

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