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  1. Materials Science

    Family Snaps in Peril

    Digital photography appears to be far more ephemeral than camera sales people have led us to believe.

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  2. Physics

    Life’s code in soap

    The mathematics of soapy water yields some clues to the origin of the genetic code.

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  3. Physics

    Suction hunters

    Scientists reveal new details on how extendable jaws help fish capture prey.

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  4. Climate

    Science academies call for climate action

    Thirteen national academies of science today called on world leaders to “to limit the threat of climate change.” Read more in the current Science & the Public blog by Janet Raloff.

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  5. Chemistry

    Small, But Super

    These 'atoms' can't leap tall buildings in a single bound, but they have special powers.

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  6. Agriculture

    Green Living, Chinese-Style

    Chinese is developing eco-cities to take their citizens straight from the agricultural to the ecological age.

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  7. Chemistry

    Kavli Awardees Named

    Norwegian Academy awards three novel and hefty prizes to three teams of scientists.

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  8. Physics

    Tight deadline

    Light behaves like waves or particles, but it doesn’t know what it will do in advance.

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  9. Animals

    How they shine

    Iridescence could be pretty meaningful—or maybe just pretty.

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  10. Astronomy

    When Worlds Collide

    Parallel universes aren’t supposed to be observable, but a cosmic crash might leave a visible sign of their existence.

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  11. Chemistry

    Slippery when dry

    Surfaces that mimic the back of an African beetle can collect water from fog.

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  12. Physics

    Catching the cell in action

    A light microscope with high resolution may enable scientists to view the 3-D structures within living cells.

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