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  1. Microbes

    The secret to icky, sticky bacterial biofilms lies in the microbes’ cellulose

    Bacteria use a modified form of cellulose to form sticky networks that can coat various surfaces.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Earth

    Volume of fracking fluid pumped underground tied to Canada quakes

    Study links volume of fracking fluid injected underground with hundreds of quakes in central Canada, and not the rate at which the fluids were injected.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  3. Anthropology

    Hunter-gatherer lifestyle could help explain superior ability to ID smells

    Hunter-gatherers in the forests of the Malay Peninsula prove more adept at naming smells than their rice-farming neighbors, possibly because of their foraging culture.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Materials Science

    Ultrathin 2-D metals get their own periodic table

    A new atlas of atom-thick metals could help researchers figure out how these 2-D materials might be used.