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- Life
Fish ignore alarming noises in acidifying seawater
Something about changing ocean chemistry could make young clownfish behave oddly around normally alarming sounds.
- Life
Mellow corals beat the heat
Species that overreact to distress signals from algae are more likely to succumb to warming.
- Psychology
Kids own up to ownership
Children value personal ownership more than adults do and may need to learn when to disregard possessive urges.
- Space
Atom & Cosmos
NASA’s new old design for a shuttle replacement, plus Mars’ growth spurt, the most remote object and more in this week’s news.
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- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
The electron is still round, plus waterfall-jumping objects, a blood-clotter spotter and more in this week’s news.
- Earth
Earth & Environment
Cities can break up passing storms, plus wild boar contamination, altered spider sense and more in this week’s news.
- Life
Genes & Cells
Gene therapy for dogs, plus an HIV gatekeeper and new neurons from skin in this week’s news.
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American Society for Microbiology meeting
Cell phones may change your skin bacteria, plus greenhouse microbes and feather-eating bacteria in this week’s news.
- Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
Cancer treatment raises stroke risk, plus ankle-powered sprints, irregular heartbeats and more in this week’s news.
- Physics
What it means to ‘feel the noise’
Scientists investigating the nexus between sound and touch suggest that the ear arose from skin.
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