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- Life
Bacteria binged on BP oil but didn’t grow
Researchers suspect the spilled crude didn’t provide a balanced diet.
By Janet Raloff - Life
Genes & Cells
Lung infections, stress effects in the womb and the genetics of stomach cancer in this week’s news.
By Science News - Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
Chilled newborns, statin drugs for stroke, effects of mom’s stress and more in this week’s news.
By Science News -
- Space
New hints of saltwater on Mars
Seasonal patterns consistent with briny seeps on the Red Planet, a new study concludes.
- Life
How exercise benefits nerve cells
Activity stimulates production of a neural insulation that moves messages faster.
- Health & Medicine
Urine test may improve prostate screening
Levels of two biomarkers might clarify whether a man with an iffy PSA score needs to get a biopsy, a study finds.
By Nathan Seppa - Life
Life
Flowery advertising, tempting toilets for shrews, bat beacons and more in this week’s news.
By Science News - Space
Atom & Cosmos
Trojan asteroids, black hole interactions and a gargantuan watering hole in this week’s news.
By Science News - Materials Science
Now, an invisibility cloak you can see
Physicists have developed a device that can hide objects in visible wavelengths.
By Devin Powell - Life
A cougar in Connecticut
Using DNA and trailside cameras, wildlife biologists retrace the 18-month, 2,000-mile journey of a young male cat.
By Nadia Drake - Life
Wasp has built-in Facebook
An insect species with a tricky social life has a special facility for telling one bug's mug from another.
By Susan Milius