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  1. Astronomy

    Here’s what space toilets can teach us about finding signs of alien life

    Lessons learned from flushing space toilets can help researchers plan life-hunting missions to icy moons.

    By Lisa Grossman
  2. Earth

    How volcanoes may have ended the dynasty of Ptolemy and Cleopatra

    Volcanic ash in polar ice reveal a link between eruptions and the timing of revolts in Cleopatra’s Egypt.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  3. Tech

    This stretchy implant could help kids avoid repeated open-heart surgeries

    A new type of surgical implant grows along with its recipient.

    By Maria Temming
  4. Oceans

    Here’s a breakdown of the animals that crossed the Pacific on 2011 tsunami debris

    Hundreds of marine animals from Japan have washed up on U.S.