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- Space
Atom & Cosmos
Evidence gets stronger that Mars once held an ocean, plus more in this week’s news.
- Physics
Invisibility cloaks hit the big time
Using natural crystals, researchers have found a way to make objects up to a few millimeters tall disappear.
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- Life
Aerobic exercise boosts memory
Regular walking improved seniors' recall and reversed declines in the size of a brain structure important for remembering.
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‘Love’ hormone has a dark side
Often associated with feelings of closeness, oxytocin can make people more or less trusting depending on their underlying social outlook.
- Earth
Chile quake didn’t reduce risk
During the large 2010 tremor, faults ruptured mainly outside the area due for a big one, leaving the region vulnerable to future events.
- Humans
Amoebas in drinking water: a double threat
Analysis reveals widespread, hidden contamination by the sometimes lethal parasites.
- Health & Medicine
Prosthetics that feel
Re-creating a 'sense of touch' for prosthetic limbs may someday improve how people use them.
- Physics
Quantum pendulum trick explained
Physicists explain why an object swings faster when immersed in a special ultracold liquid.
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In the Zone
Evolution may have trained the mind to see scoring streaks — even where they don't exist.
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Sizing up the Electron
Measuring the inner shape of the famous particle could help solve a cosmic mystery.
