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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.
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Earth
Earth/Environment
Earthquake risk in Chile, plus an ancient Greek island and casino pollution in this week’s news.
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Life
Genes & Cells
Why mosquitoes don’t get malaria, plus brain stem cells and hot cancer treatment in this week’s news.
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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.
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Health & Medicine
Food/Nutrition
Losing weight with chocolate, plus deep-fried dioxins, edible sunscreens and more in this week's news
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Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
A moth with chemical weapons, light-up bubbles and insidious fungi in this week’s news.
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Earth
Earth/Environment
So much for the man-sized snail, plus Indonesia’s quake risk, overheated reefs and more in this week’s news.
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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 […]
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Physics
American Physical Society meeting
Gas sheds light on dark matter, plus cosmic ray clusters and blue-light imaging in the news.