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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Microscopic murderers caught dealing poison, fighting aging with hibernation and more in this week's news.

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  2. Life

    Dinosaur-era feathers sealed in amber

    The richest collection yet of primordial plumage preserves pigment and fine details found modern birds.

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  3. Life

    Life

    Killer baby birds, the secret to a glowworm’s gleam and more in this week’s news.

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  4. Life

    A new way to breach the blood-brain barrier

    Researchers working with rodents have found a drug that can temporarily open a door for treatments.

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  5. Life

    Cats engineered for disease resistance

    Genetically modified felines created in an effort to fight feline immunodeficiency virus.

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  6. Life

    Thirsty frogs make do with dew

    An Australian species exploits condensation to get a drink by chilling down outside and then hopping into its warm, humid lair.

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  7. Life

    Evolution should be taught to all students

    The antievolution movement in science education, which gained national attention in the 1920s, lives on in different forms.

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  8. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Caterpillars brainwashed by virus, bacteria break DNA and more in this week’s news.

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  9. Life

    In the dark, cave fish follows its own rhythm

    Scientists unwind an odd biological clock to better understand how organisms set daily cycles.

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  10. Paleontology

    Acidifying oceans helped fuel mass extinction

    The great die-off 250 million years ago could trace in part to hostile water conditions, a modeling study suggests.

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  11. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Bacterium’s DNA mostly unused, the death of Black Death and more in this week’s news.

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  12. Life

    Woolly rhinos came down from the cold

    Ice Age icons were already adapted to harsh climate, new fossils suggest.

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