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  1. Astronomy

    Possible perp found in mystery of Milky Way’s missing galaxy pals

    Billions of years of supernovas could explain why galaxies like the Milky Way have so few tiny companions and why those companions have so little mass.

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  2. Life

    Cities create accidental experiments in plant, animal evolution

    To look for evolution in human-scale time, pick a city and watch a lizard. Or some clover.

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  3. Animals

    Reptile scales share evolutionary origin with hair, feathers

    Hair, scales and feathers arose from same ancestral appendage.

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  4. Psychology

    Moral dilemma could put brakes on driverless cars

    Driverless cars race into a moral conflict over saving passengers or pedestrians.

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  5. Life

    Scientists find clue to why mitochondrial DNA comes only from mom

    Scientists have identified a protein that chops up the mitochondrial DNA in a dad’s sperm after it fertilizes an egg. The finding helps explain why mitochondrial DNA is usually passed on only by mothers.

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  6. Life

    New species of bacteria found to cause Lyme disease

    Camping? Don’t forget the bug spray. Lyme disease covers new ground.

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  7. Life

    Fido and Fluffy could unleash drug-resistant microbes

    After discovering resistant microbes in pets, scientists worry about the role of companion animals in the spread of resistant urinary infections.

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  8. Science & Society

    Tough gun laws in Australia eliminate mass shootings

    Following the 1996 implementation of strict gun control laws in Australia, the country has not experienced any mass shootings.

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  9. Neuroscience

    Newborn brain has to learn how to feed itself

    Nerve cells in newborn mice can’t yet feed themselves.

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  10. Oceans

    Deep-sea hydrothermal vents more abundant than thought

    Ecosystem-supporting hydrothermal vents are much more abundant along the ocean floor than previously thought.

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  11. Physics

    More events needed to pin down gravitational waves backstory

    As more black hole collisions are found, researchers hope to piece together how and where these destructive duos form.

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  12. Archaeology

    Lidar maps vast network of Cambodia’s hidden cities

    Laser survey unveils the extent, and the mystery, of Southeast Asia’s Khmer Empire

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