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  1. Environment

    Vaping linked to host of new health risks

    Animal studies and analyses of gene activity point to broad range of potential new health risks from vaping affecting everything from sperm to heart and immunity to mental health.

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  2. Genetics

    Neandertal DNA may raise risk for some modern human diseases

    Neandertal DNA may once have helped humans, but now may contribute to disease.

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  3. Physics

    Gravity waves from black holes verify Einstein’s prediction

    Gravitational waves, tremors in the cosmic fabric of space and time predicted by Einstein a century ago, have finally been detected, opening a new avenue for exploring the universe.

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  4. Anthropology

    Rise of human civilization tied to belief in punitive gods

    Beliefs in all-knowing, punitive deities may have fueled the growth of human civilizations.

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  5. Psychology

    Don’t blame winter for that bleak mood

    Contrary to popular opinion, depression doesn’t spike in winter, survey finds.

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  6. Animals

    White-tailed deer have their own form of malaria

    The otherwise well-studied white-tailed deer turns out to carry the first malaria parasite discovered in any deer.

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  7. Neuroscience

    Mouse study offers clues to brain’s response to concussions

    The brain needs time to recover between head hits, a study in mice suggests.

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  8. Climate

    Forest management not so hot at fighting warming

    Forest management practices in Europe have slightly worsened climate change, new research shows.

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  9. Life

    Removing worn-out cells makes mice live longer and prosper

    Senescent cells promote aging, and removing them makes mice live longer, healthier lives.

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  10. Earth

    Ancient tectonic plate blocks magma plume at Yellowstone, simulation shows

    A rising plume of hot rock from Earth’s mantle may not be responsible for the Yellowstone supervolcano, new research suggests.

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  11. Astronomy

    Odd star’s dimming not aliens’ doing

    A star’s flickering light and century-long dimming have astronomers hunting for exocomet storms, prowling dust clouds and even alien engineers.

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  12. Climate

    Phytoplankton rapidly disappearing from the Indian Ocean

    Phytoplankton populations in the Indian Ocean fell 30 percent over the last 16 years largely due to global warming, new research suggests.

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