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LifeBacteria binged on BP oil but didn’t grow
Researchers suspect the spilled crude didn’t provide a balanced diet.
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LifeGenes & Cells
Lung infections, stress effects in the womb and the genetics of stomach cancer in this week’s news.
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Health & MedicineBody & Brain
Chilled newborns, statin drugs for stroke, effects of mom’s stress and more in this week’s news.
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SpaceNew hints of saltwater on Mars
Seasonal patterns consistent with briny seeps on the Red Planet, a new study concludes.
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LifeHow exercise benefits nerve cells
Activity stimulates production of a neural insulation that moves messages faster.
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Health & MedicineUrine 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 -
LifeLife
Flowery advertising, tempting toilets for shrews, bat beacons and more in this week’s news.
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SpaceAtom & Cosmos
Trojan asteroids, black hole interactions and a gargantuan watering hole in this week’s news.
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Materials ScienceNow, an invisibility cloak you can see
Physicists have developed a device that can hide objects in visible wavelengths.
By Devin Powell -
LifeA cougar in Connecticut
Using DNA and trailside cameras, wildlife biologists retrace the 18-month, 2,000-mile journey of a young male cat.
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LifeWasp 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