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SCIENCE & SOCIETY
Intel Science Talent Search finalists present their research. See “Science competition finalists go public.”

ESO, B. Tafreshi, TWAN (twanight.org)

ATOM & COSMOS
Reflected light yields chemical clues in “Aura of life captured in Earthshine.”

ENVIRONMENT
A plastics ingredient bumps up insulin production. See “BPA fosters diabetes-promoting changes.”

ON THE SCENE BLOG
Researchers stung by NASA budget cuts. Read “Proposed cuts in planetary science take center stage.”