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  1. Life

    Ocean noise is a whale of a stressor

    The post-9/11 quiet in Atlantic shipping lanes calmed the biggest marine mammals, hormone measurements suggest.

    By Devin Powell
  2. Life

    How a stomach bug may ward off asthma

    An ulcer- and cancer-causing bacterium may protect against the airway disease by influencing key players in inflammation.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Chemistry

    Taste of fructose revs up metabolism

    The pancreas pumps more insulin in response to the sugar, potentially throwing the body’s energy-storage machinery out of whack.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Neuroscience

    Demystifying the Mind

    A special report on the scientific struggle to explain the conscious self.