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  1. Materials Science

    Electron waves refract negatively

    Waves of electrons have been bent backward in a sheet of graphene, allowing physicists to focus electrons the way a lens focuses light.

    By Andrew Grant
  2. Health & Medicine

    Clinical trial suggests new blood pressure standard

    Preliminary results from a clinical trial suggest lower blood pressure targets could reduce rates of cardiovascular diseasae.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Animals

    Loss of vision meant energy savings for cavefish

    Novel measurement feeds idea that tight energy budgets favored vision loss in cavefish.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Genetics

    Bad Karma can ruin palm oil crops

    Missing epigenetic mark makes for Bad Karma and poor palm oil crops.