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  1. Particle Physics

    Antiprotons match protons in response to strong nuclear force

    The first study of how antiprotons interact with each other reveals yet again that particles of antimatter behave just like their ordinary matter counterparts.

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  2. Neuroscience

    Brain’s GPS cells map time and distance, not just location

    Brain’s GPS cells map time and distance, too.

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  3. Animals

    Color of light sets dung beetles straight

    Dung beetles may rely on green and ultraviolet colors in the sky to help orient themselves.

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  4. Climate

    Eocene temperature spike caused by half as much CO2 as once thought

    Revised experiments demonstrate that hot temperatures during the Eocene resulted from lower carbon dioxide concentrations than previously thought.

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  5. Paleontology

    Vampire microbes sucked some ancient life dry

    Hole-ridden fossils suggest that vampirelike microbes were among the first predators that targeted eukaryotes.

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  6. Planetary Science

    Pluto’s smaller moons pose mysteries

    The four smaller moons of Pluto are finally revealed in images from New Horizons, and might hold some clues to the dwarf planet’s past.

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  7. Tech

    Electronic skin feels the heat, hears the sound

    Electronic skin inspired by human fingertips detects texture, pressure, heat and sound.

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  8. Oceans

    Rising temperatures complicate efforts to manage cod fishery

    Higher water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine could play a role in Atlantic cod crashes.

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  9. Neuroscience

    Itch-busting nerve cells could block urge to scratch

    A group of nerve cells in the spinal cord keep mechanical itch in check.

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  10. Anthropology

    Petite primate fossil could upend ideas about ape evolution

    Ancient fossils suggest modern apes descended from a small, gibbonlike creature.

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  11. Planetary Science

    Oxygen leaking from comet surprises astronomers

    The Rosetta spacecraft detected oxygen molecules coming out of comet 67P that might have been buried since the formation of the solar system.

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  12. Life

    Rare reptile holds clue to penis evolution

    Preserved Victorian specimens reveal budding embryonic penis that disappears before adulthood.

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