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  1. Health & Medicine

    A baby’s DNA may kick off mom’s preeclampsia

    A large genetic analysis points to a protein made by the fetus that may trigger preeclampsia in the mom.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Physics

    Here’s why your wheelie suitcase wobbles

    Physicists explain why roller suitcases rock back and forth as you dash through the terminal.

    By Maria Temming
  3. Environment

    New material could filter water contaminants that others miss

    A new polymer offers a better way to pull fluorine-containing pollutants out of drinking water.

    By Laurel Hamers
  4. Astronomy

    Kepler shows small exoplanets are either super-Earths or mini-Neptunes

    The final catalog from the Kepler space telescope splits Earthlike exoplanets into two groups and pinpoints 10 new rocky planets in the habitable zone.