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  1. Humans

    Humans

    New World’s oldest dog may have been dinner, plus worrisome PTSD and the benefits of artful dodging in this week’s news.

  2. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    How leeches are able to swell tenfold, plus not-so-super solids, new natural toxins and more in this week's news.

  3. Earth

    Earth/Environment

    Earthquake risk in Chile, plus an ancient Greek island and casino pollution in this week’s news.

  4. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Why mosquitoes don’t get malaria, plus brain stem cells and hot cancer treatment in this week’s news.

  5. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    Heart attacks are worse in the morning, plus who remembers dreams, stem cells in lungs and more in this week’s news.

  6. Life

    Life

    How hummingbirds really work, the thermostat preferences of leeches, and cattle-sparing disease testing in this week’s news.

  7. Humans

    Humans

    Music keeps the mind sharp, plus chimp self-recognition, bullying's bodily effects and more in this week's news.

  8. Health & Medicine

    Food/Nutrition

    Losing weight with chocolate, plus deep-fried dioxins, edible sunscreens and more in this week's news

  9. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    A moth with chemical weapons, light-up bubbles and insidious fungi in this week’s news.

  10. Earth

    Earth/Environment

    So much for the man-sized snail, plus Indonesia’s quake risk, overheated reefs and more in this week’s news.

  11. SN Online

    DELETED SCENES BLOG A leaked LHC study sparks hubbub, but physicists stay skeptical of a particle find. See “Rumors of a Higgs discovery are just that.” EARTH Eyjafjallajökull spit super-sharp ash. Read “Volcanic ash gets its close-up.” LIFE Brain evolution preceded a diversity boom in one electricity-emitting fish. Read “Zap! More fish.” GENES & CELLS […]

  12. Physics

    American Physical Society meeting

    Gas sheds light on dark matter, plus cosmic ray clusters and blue-light imaging in the news.