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  1. Oceans

    Swirls of plankton decorate the Arabian Sea

    The dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans is taking over in the Arabian Sea, posing a potential threat to its ecosystem.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  2. Neuroscience

    Scientists still haven’t solved mystery of memory

    50 years have refined a basic understanding of the brain, but scientists are still exploring how memories form, change and persist.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  3. Animals

    New chameleon has strange snout, odd distribution

    A new species of chameleon from Tanzania echoes the unusual range of the kipunji monkey.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Quantum Physics

    Ultrasmall engines bend second law of thermodynamics

    Car engines and batteries run because of the second law of thermodynamics, which appears to work, with just a little bending, for ultrasmall engines in the quantum realm as well.

    By Andrew Grant
  5. Climate

    Earlier blooming intensifies spring heat waves in Europe

    The early arrival of spring plants due to climate change amplifies springtime heat waves in Europe, new climate simulations suggest.

    By Thomas Sumner
  6. Health & Medicine

    ‘Cancer moonshot’ launch prep under way

    Details are trickling out for the president’s proposed “cancer moonshot,” but plan for launch is still months off.

    By Laura Beil
  7. Climate

    Hurricane frequency dropped during 17th century ‘Little Ice Age’

    Atlantic hurricane activity fell around 75 percent when the sun dimmed from 1645 to 1715, a new analysis of shipwrecks and tree rings suggests.

    By Thomas Sumner
  8. Planetary Science

    Mercury’s dark secret revealed

    Graphite from Mercury’s primordial crust might be responsible for making the innermost planet darker than the moon.

    By Christopher Crockett
  9. Animals

    Eat your stinkbugs

    Prepared as a snack by some groups in southern Africa, the stinkbug Encosternum delegorguei is a good source of protein and antioxidants.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  10. Paleontology

    Free virtual fossils for everyone

    MorphoSource.org archives 3-D images of bones from over 200 genera of both living and extinct animals.

    By Erin Wayman
  11. Health & Medicine

    Mind’s healing powers put to the test in new book

    Cure: A Journey Into the Science of Mind Over Body investigates the brain’s role in keeping people healthy.

    By Laura Sanders
  12. Science & Society

    Historian puts new spin on scientific revolution

    The Invention of Science offers readers an unconventional perspective on the origins of modern science.

    By Tom Siegfried