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  1. Life

    Rock-climbing fish caught in evolution tug-of-war

    Tall is good for dodging danger, but short is better for climbing waterfalls.

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  2. Space

    This just in: Milky Way as massive as 3 trillion suns

    Heftier size puts our galaxy on par with its neighbor Andromeda, implying a closer collision date. Findings also suggest Milky Way has four spiral arms.

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  3. Space

    Core of the galaxy in high-res

    New high-resolution mosaic sharpens understanding of Milky Way’s turbulent center.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Bone-growth drugs may increase jaw disease risk

    New study finds link between common drug and jawbone death.

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  5. Tech

    SESAME opens doors to international collaboration

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  6. Book Review: Food Bites: The Science of the Foods We Eat by Richard W. Hartel and AnnaKate Hartel

    Review by Dina Fine Maron.

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  7. Humans

    Book Review: Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle by Daniel L. Everett

    Review by Bruce Bower.

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  8. Earth

    Planet Earth: An Illustrated History

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  9. Genetics

    Genomes and What to Make of Them by Barry Barnes and John Dupré

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  10. Animals

    Hanging with Bats: Ecobats, Vampires, and Movie Stars by Karen Taschek

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  11. Science & Society

    Superstition: Belief in the Age of Science by Robert L. Park

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  12. Physics

    The Jinn from Hyperspace and Other Scriblings — Both Serious and Whimsical by Martin Gardner

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