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Plants

Mosses frozen in time come back to life

Buried under a glacier for hundreds of years, plants regrow in the lab.

Animals

How roaches developed disgust at first bite

A change in taste cells makes glucose-baited traps repellent.

Life

Tests show that deadly flu could spread among people

Experiment shows that new influenza virus transmits through air between ferrets, a common experimental stand-in for humans.

Life

A molecular window on itch

Researchers discover chemical puppet master behind the need to scratch.

Planetary Science

Gone perhaps, but Kepler won’t soon be forgotten

Astronomers look forward to building on the planet-hunting telescope's discoveries.