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Humans

Science competition finalists go public

Public day allows high school students to present their projects.

Chemistry

Polymer power drives tiny reactions

Applying pressure to a building block of plastic in water, researchers generate enough energy to make your Nikes glow and do other chemical work.

Life

Microraptor’s true blue colors

The birdlike dinosaur had black, iridescent feathers that may have helped it attract mates.

Paleontology

Triceratops reigns alone again

Fossil comparison fends off a challenge that holds the dinosaur is but the immature version of the Torosaurus.

Space

Ancient impact may explain moon’s magnetic mystery

Anomalies near crater suggest scattering of iron-rich debris.