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  1. Life

    Genes that control toxin production in C. difficile ID’d

    Pinpointing the genes behind Clostridium difficile toxin production could help researchers disarm the superbug without killing “good” bacteria.

    By Esther Landhuis
  2. Astronomy

    Astronomers prepare for 2017 solar eclipse spectacle

    With one year to go, researchers are making plans for studying both the sun and Earth during the August 2017 total solar eclipse.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Astronomy

    Tabby’s star drama continues

    Tabby’s star, already known for its bizarre flicking and fading, dimmed throughout the four years of Kepler’s primary mission.

    By Christopher Crockett
  4. Life

    Two stationary kinds of bacteria can move when mixed

    Bacteria stuck when alone on a dry surface get moving — and get faster — when they evolve together.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Computing

    Supersmall device uses individual atoms to store data

    Scientists manipulate chlorine atoms to store data on a supersmall device.

    By Emily Conover
  6. Health & Medicine

    Keep it simple when choosing a sunscreen for your kid

    For parents swimming in a sea of sunscreen choices, look for a few key attributes.

    By Laura Sanders
  7. Science & Society

    ‘Idea Makers’ tackles scientific thinkers’ big ideas and personal lives

    Stephen Wolfram’s Idea Makers profiles the lives and professional contributions of prominent people in science and technology, including Ada Lovelace, Srinivasa Ramanujan and Steve Jobs.

    By Tom Siegfried
  8. Life

    For bacteria, assassination can breed cooperation

    Cholera bacteria stabbing each other can encourage the evolution of cooperation.

    By Susan Milius
  9. Life

    ‘Promiscuous’ enzymes can compensate for disabled genes

    Promiscuous enzymes can step in when bacteria lose genes they need to function.

    By Laurel Hamers
  10. Animals

    Capybaras may be poised to be Florida’s next invasive rodent

    Some capybaras have escaped their owners in Florida. Others have been set loose. Now there are fears the giant rodents could become established in the state.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  11. Astronomy

    Dark matter candidate particles are a no-show in Hitomi data

    Before the Hitomi satellite broke apart, it captured data that cast further doubt on evidence of X-rays from dark matter particles in a galaxy cluster.

    By Christopher Crockett
  12. Animals

    Anemone proteins offer clue to restoring hearing loss

    Proteins that sea anemones use to regenerate may help restore damaged hearing in mammals.

    By Cassie Martin