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  1. Animals

    Fish Fraud: Cleaners show off before biting clients

    Some of the reef fish that make their living by nibbling parasites off other fish may be luring clients into scams by offering free massages.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Materials Science

    Metal Manipulation: Technique yields hard but stretchy materials

    Researchers have combined a standard metalworking technology—rolling—with a programmed sequence of cooling and heating steps to process copper into a form that contains both nanoscale and microscale crystal grains.

    By Jessica Gorman
  3. Planetary Science

    Echoes of Icequakes: Simple probe could measure Europa’s ocean and icy shell

    A football-size space probe could provide a low-cost way to determine whether there's a liquid ocean on the Jovian moon Europa.