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  1. Bringing Up Baby’s DNA

    Researchers are developing ways to harvest babies' genes in less invasive ways.

    By Christen Brownlee
  2. Math

    Flirting with the Impossible

    A new book champions the importance of imagination and fantasy in mathematics.

    By Ivars Peterson
  3. Health & Medicine

    Statins might lower risk of cataracts

    Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins might slow the formation of certain types of cataracts in the eye.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Humans

    From the July 11, 1936, issue

    A new comet, stars as factories, and electricity in blood.

    By Science News
  5. Astronomy

    A Meteoroid Hits the Moon

    This NASA Web page describes observations of a recent meteoroid impact on the moon, which created a new crater.