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  1. Health & Medicine

    Kid-friendly e-cigarette ads appear to work

    Teens who hadn’t used tobacco products but were receptive to e-cigarettes ads were more likely to try vaping or smoking.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  2. Earth

    Powerful New England quake recorded in pond mud

    The newfound sediment signature of the 1755 Cape Ann earthquake could be used to trace other prehistoric temblors.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  3. Life

    ‘Nanobot’ viruses tag and round up bacteria in food and water

    Viruses called phages evolved to hunt bacteria. With magnetic nanoparticles and genetic engineering, they become nanobots that work for us.

    By Carolyn Wilke
  4. Planetary Science

    Water may have killed Mars’ magnetic field

    Extra hydrogen near the Red Planet’s iron core could have shut down convection.