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  1. Earth

    Defying Depth

    How deep-sea creatures, and close relatives, survive tons of water weight.

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  2. Space

    At Home in the Universe

    Astronomers lay bare the Milky Way’s biggest secrets.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Feel the Burn

    Turning on brown fat in humans may boost weight loss.

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  4. Storm Front

    Hurricane experts push to improve intensity forecasts.

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  5. Designer Flu

    How scientists made a killer virus airborne — and who should know.

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  6. The Hot and Cold of Priming

    Psychologists are divided on whether unnoticed cues can influence behavior.

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  7. Traces of Inaugural Life

    Geologists, biologists join forces to tell new stories about the first cells on Earth.

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  8. Secret of a Lifetime

    How long a neutron lives holds clues to the cosmos.

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  9. Another Side to Statins

    Heart-healthy drugs show promise against inflammation, cancer and the flu.

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  10. Rock, Rattle and Roll

    Planetary scientists seek to fill in gaps in outer solar system’s formative years.

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  11. Aliens in Antarctica

    Visitors carry unwelcome species into a once pristine environment.

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  12. Mixed Results

    Having the right blend of animal personalities can make or break a group

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