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  1. Health & Medicine

    Putting the big chill on cryotherapy

    Evidence is lacking for whole-body cryotherapy as a treatment for muscle soreness.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Planetary Science

    Mighty winds fuel megastorms on Titan

    Saturn’s moon Titan might produce long-lasting storms squalls that flood the surface with liquid methane.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Earth

    Earth’s water originated close to home, lava analysis suggests

    Scarcity of a hydrogen isotope called deuterium in molten rock from Earth’s depths suggests that the planet’s H2O originated from water-logged dust during formation, not comets.

    By Thomas Sumner
  4. Astronomy

    Cosmic rays maintain their mystery

    Cosmic rays come from all over the universe, including some places we’re not so sure about.

    By Christopher Crockett
  5. Anthropology

    Mummified boy’s DNA unveils new but ancient maternal lineage

    An Inca child’s DNA shows he hailed from a newly identified line of maternal ancestors.

    By Bruce Bower
  6. Animals

    Tortoises provide a window into the illegal wildlife trade

    Tens of thousands of Indian star tortoises are poached every year, a new study finds.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  7. Computing

    New algorithm cracks graph problem

    A new algorithm efficiently solves the graph isomorphism problem, which has puzzled computer scientists for decades.

    By Andrew Grant
  8. Health & Medicine

    Signs of cardiac disease start early in obese children

    Worrisome changes to the heart that are associated with obesity can appear in childhood, a new MRI study shows.

    By Laura Beil
  9. Health & Medicine

    Blood-brain barrier jiggled loose to deliver medicine

    Using ultrasounds, doctors attempted to slip a chemotherapy drug into a woman’s brain through the blood-brain barrier.

    By Laura Sanders
  10. Health & Medicine

    Blood-brain barrier jiggled loose to deliver medicine

    Using ultrasounds, doctors attempted to slip a chemotherapy drug into a woman’s brain through the blood-brain barrier.

    By Laura Sanders
  11. Health & Medicine

    Cardiac risks rise for linemen during football season

    Linemen on a football team face raised cardiac risk over the course of a season, a study of college players shows.

    By Laura Beil
  12. Astronomy

    Early stars found swirling in the Milky Way center

    Ancient stars with low iron abundance surround the Milky Way’s center.

    By Chris Samoray