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- Health & Medicine
You Are Who You Are by Default
A neural network active when the brain is at rest may prove critical to zoning out, a sense of self and envisioning the future.
- Health & Medicine
Bad Breath
New studies detail how the invisible particles that pollute the air can damage heart, lungs and genetic programming.
By Janet Raloff -
- Physics
Microswimmers make a splash
Researchers study secrets of microbes' locomotion and how to mimic that movement.
- Humans
Seeking genetic fate
Personal genomics companies offer forecasts of disease risk, but the science behind the packaging is still evolving.
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The iron record of Earth’s oxygen
Scientists are decoding the geological secrets of banded iron formations.
By Sid Perkins -
No brainer behavior
Messages, memory, maybe even intelligence — botanists wrangle over how far plants can go.
By Susan Milius -
Think like a scientist
A class of curious sixth-graders arguing over moist, mucky jars may represent the future of science education.
By Bruce Bower - Astronomy
Healing Hubble
A retrospective on the final Hubble Space Telescope repair mission.
By Science News -
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Nanomaker’s Toolkit
Scientists harness charge, magnetism and even DNA to guide matter’s assembly into new materials.
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Serotonin: What the gut feeds the bones
Chemical messenger plays a surprising role in determining the strength of the skeleton.
By Laura Beil