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  1. Physics

    Physicists find atomic nucleus with a ‘bubble’ in the middle

    Silicon-34 has an unusually small number of protons in its center.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Nose cells fix knee cartilage

    A small clinical trial suggests that using nose cells to patch knee cartilage could be a viable treatment for injuries.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Nose cells fix knee cartilage in human trial

    A small clinical trial suggests that using nose cells to patch knee cartilage could be a viable treatment for injuries.

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  4. Chemistry

    Water softeners get friendlier to health, environment

    New technology softens water without adding sodium, which ends up in drinking water and contaminates the environment.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Screen time guidelines for kids give parents the controls

    New recommendations for children’s media use are more nuanced than earlier guidelines, a change that reflects the shifting technology landscape.

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  6. Genetics

    DNA data offer evidence of unknown extinct human relative

    Melanesians may carry genetic evidence of a previously unknown extinct human relative.

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  7. Life

    Virus triggers immune proteins to aid enemy

    Virus-fighting proteins in the immune system can sometimes help out their targets instead.

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  8. Planetary Science

    First peek under clouds reveals Jupiter’s surprising depths

    Jupiter’s colorful bands originate several hundred kilometers beneath the cloud tops, the Juno spacecraft reveals.

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  9. Science & Society

    Blame bad incentives for bad science

    Scientists have to publish a constant stream of new results to succeed. But in the process, their success may lead to science’s failure, two new studies warn.

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  10. Animals

    Maps show genetic diversity in mammals, amphibians around the world

    Maps of genetic diversity within mammal and amphibian species provide a baseline for understanding the effects of human activity and climate change on animals.

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  11. Climate

    Warmer waters bring earlier plankton blooms

    As oceans warm, phytoplankton grow quickly.

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  12. Earth

    There’s a new way to stop an earthquake: put a volcano in its path

    An earthquake rupturing along a fault in Japan was blockaded by the magma chamber below the Mount Aso volcano, researchers propose.

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