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  1. Space

    Saturn’s moon may host an ocean

    The Cassini spacecraft has found what may be the strongest evidence yet that Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus has an ocean beneath its icy surface.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Materials Science

    Solar panels to dye for

    Scientists show that cheap chemical dyes may one day help with the efficient capture of the sun's energy

    By Davide Castelvecchi
  3. Life

    Astrocytes are rising stars

    Astrocytes, brain cells previously thought to be support cells for neurons, regulate blood flow in the brain and may aid neuron signaling. The regulation of blood flow makes visualizing brain activity with fMRI possible.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Math

    Scooping the political pollsters

    Who will win the election in November? A technique from baseball stats may predict the answer.