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  1. Planetary Science

    Life’s cold start

    Primordial molecules could have replicated themselves in a slushy place, new experiments suggest.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  2. Tech

    A compass that lights the way

    Researchers develop a highly sensitive optical instrument for measuring magnetic fields.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Health & Medicine

    Obesity in children linked to common cold virus

    Exposure to adenovirus-36 may partly explain why kids are getting heavier, a new study suggests.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Tech

    To tame traffic, go with the flow

    Lights should respond to cars, a study concludes, not the other way around.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  5. Psychology

    Why cell phone talkers are annoys-makers

    Overhearing half of a conversation is so aggravating at least in part because it inordinately distracts a listener from tasks at hand.