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  1. Psychology

    Recessions take a lasting toll on narcissism

    Coming of age in hard economic times makes people less likely to feel superior and entitled later in life.

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  2. Neuroscience

    Life span lengthens when mice feel less pain

    When rodents are missing a sensory protein, their metabolism revs up and they live longer.

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  3. Cosmology

    Dustup emerges over gravitational waves discovery

    While cosmologists wait for data from Planck satellite, some worry that BICEP2 data actually come from our galaxy.

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  4. Life

    In a surprise find, placentas harbor bacteria

    Mouth bacteria make their way to the placenta. Some mixes may trigger premature birth.

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  5. Quantum Physics

    Quantum cryptography could shed test for hackers

    An added protection of a proposed quantum cryptography method makes eavesdropping nearly impossible.

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  6. Life

    Genes gives clues to outcome of species interbreeding

    Genetics provides clues to why hybrid river fish formed a subspecies but insects formed a new species.

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  7. Climate

    Environmental change may spur growth of ‘rock snot’

    A controversial new theory suggests alga that forms rock snot isn’t an invader, but a low-key species native to many rivers.

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  8. Astronomy

    Sun’s sibling spotted

    A nearby star may have come from the same birth cluster as the sun; learning how to find other solar siblings could point the way to their common origin.

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  9. Materials Science

    Recyclable superplastics made with old chemistry

    A new durable plastic and a self-healing gel are the first high-performance polymers that are easily recycled.

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  10. Anthropology

    Teen’s skeleton ties New World settlers to Native Americans

    Underwater cave discovery in Mexico shows genetic range of New World’s ancient Asian colonists.

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  11. Astronomy

    Milky Way’s far side reveals some secrets

    Variable stars provide first direct measurements of distance to the far side of the Milky Way.

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  12. Earth

    Tiny earthquakes may follow groundwater loss

    Draining California’s aquifers may stress San Andreas Fault, triggering earthquakes and forcing mountains to rise.

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