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  1. Materials Science

    This artificial cartilage gets its strength from the stuff in bulletproof vests

    One of the key ingredients in this artificial cartilage is a nanoversion of the synthetic fiber in body armor.

    By Maria Temming
  2. Health & Medicine

    Hormone replacement makes sense for some menopausal women

    For healthy women within 10 years of menopause, the benefits of hormone therapy for relief of hot flashes or other symptoms may outweigh the risks.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Particle Physics

    Magnets with a single pole are still giving physicists the slip

    Using data from particle accelerators and dead stars, scientists eliminate some possible masses for magnetic monopoles.

    By Emily Conover
  4. Animals

    Why some birds of paradise have ultrablack feathers

    Birds of paradise have superblack feathers because of tilted, spiky microscopic features in their feathers.