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  1. Environment

    Fracking chemicals can alter mouse development

    Hormone-disrupting chemicals used in fracking fluid cause developmental changes in mice, new experiments show.

    By Beth Mole
  2. Astronomy

    ‘Supernova sweeping’ cleans up a galaxy’s gas

    Supernovas might sweep the remaining gas out of a galaxy after a supermassive black hole triggers the end of star formation.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Materials Science

    A new spin on guiding sound waves along a one-way route

    A proposed acoustic topological insulator made of an array of spinning metal rods would channel sound waves in one direction along its edge, preventing any sound from bouncing away.

    By Andrew Grant
  4. Materials Science

    Suds turn silver nanoparticles in clothes into duds

    Bleach-containing detergents destroy antibacterial silver nanoparticles that coat clothes.