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  1. Tech

    A sensor inspired by an African thumb piano could root out bogus medicines

    An inexpensive, user-friendly device that’s based on an mbira could help identify counterfeit and contaminated medications.

    By Maria Temming
  2. Plants

    Smart plants can teach us a thing or two

    ‘The Revolutionary Genius of Plants’ challenges the brain-centered view of intelligence.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  3. Health & Medicine

    Here’s how many U.S. kids are vaping marijuana

    A new study suggests that nearly 1 in 11 middle and high school students in the United States has vaped marijuana, raising concerns about addiction.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  4. Life

    Here’s how clumps of honeybees may survive blowing in the wind

    Honeybees clumped on trees may adjust their positions to keep the cluster together when it’s jostled by wind, a new study suggests.