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  1. Life from scratch

    Relaunching biology from the beginning.

    By Charles Petit

  2. The Truth Hurts

    Scientists question voice-based lie detection.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg

  3. Genome from a bottle

    Back Story: Cracking the code.

    By Science News
  4. Physics

    Law & Disorder: A Companion

    More resources about how physicists and philosophers understand time.

    By Science News

  5. Law & Disorder

    Physicists keep trying to explain why time flows one way.

    By Tom Siegfried

  6. Melting at the microscale

    Studying sea ice close-up may improve climate models.

    By Alexandra Witze

  7. Engineering a cooler Earth

    Researchers brainstorm radical ways to counter climate change.

    By Erika Engelhaupt

  8. A pregnant question

    How antidepressants may subtly alter a growing baby’s brain.

    By Susan Gaidos

  9. Elemental escape

    Making superheavies may reveal island of stability.

    By Alexandra Witze

  10. I, Mold

    Conquering the rising tide of infection is hindered by the many similarities between humans and fungi.

    By Laura Beil
  11. Physics

    Physics on the Edge

    Over the past couple of years, researchers have made several new discoveries involving bismuth telluride and other related materials, known as topological insulators.

    By Alexandra Witze
  12. Environment

    Destination brain

    Inhaled pollutants may inflame more than the lungs.

    By Janet Raloff