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  1. Health & Medicine

    Jet lag affects gut microbes

    Jet-lagged bacteria in the gut impair mice’s metabolism, causing obesity and diabetes-related problems.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Animals

    French flamingos froze to death without freezing

    Cold snaps in 1985 and 2012 starved flamingos by the thousands in southern France.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  3. Health & Medicine

    Ebola continues rapid spread in West Africa

    Ebola continues to spread in West Africa, but some countries are poised to declare victory over the deadly virus.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Planetary Science

    MAVEN gives first look at Mars’ escaping atmosphere

    Bits of Mars have been caught in the act of floating off into space.

    By Ashley Yeager
  5. Paleontology

    Extinct giant kangaroos tiptoed one leg at a time

    Stiff spines, flared hips and other fossil clues suggest extinct, refrigerator-sized kangaroos stepped one hind leg at a time instead of hopping.

    By Susan Milius
  6. Animals

    A stressful youth makes for a devoted finch dad

    Stress is generally thought to be a bad thing. But a new study shows that under certain conditions, a stressful childhood could make a zebra finch a better father.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  7. Genetics

    House fly’s genome hints at detox genes

    The house fly's DNA instructions include extra genes that may help detoxify and decompose animal waste.

    By Ashley Yeager
  8. Physics

    Falling raindrops break terminal velocity

    Unknown mechanism causes tiny raindrops to fall faster than terminal velocity.

    By Thomas Sumner
  9. Animals

    Quick-moving toads take the straight and narrow path

    Cane toads at the front line of an invasion in Australia have evolved to move in straighter paths than those left behind.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  10. Anthropology

    Ancient Greek shipwreck found to be world’s largest

    Special diving suits enable discovery that much of a nearly 2,100-year-old Greek vessel and its cargo survive.

    By Bruce Bower
  11. Health & Medicine

    Pneumococcal vaccine thwarts resistant infections in children

    Since a new vaccine was introduced in 2010, the number of antibiotic-resistant pneumococcal infections in kids has plunged.

    By Nathan Seppa
  12. Health & Medicine

    Drug appears safe in children with C. difficile infections

    Early test suggests adult med may work in kids with diarrheal disease.

    By Nathan Seppa