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  1. Cosmology

    From Dust to Life

    In about 300 pages, this book sums up the history of all that matters — or at least everything made of matter — from the Big Bang to life on Earth.

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  2. Life

    Feedback

    Readers respond to microbe counts, engineered organs and how to map the universe.

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  3. Animals

    Wrinkle arises in soggy hand studies

    An experiment bucks earlier finding that ridges help fingers grasp.

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  4. Agriculture

    Dealing with change, climate and otherwise

    Wine, DNA, our understanding of the universe: It's all changing, whether we are ready for it or not.

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  5. Neuroscience

    Caffeine may improve memory

    Taking the stimulant after learning new information boosted people’s recall the next day.

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  6. Plants

    Bladderwort opens wide

    Under a microscope, the tiny trap of a carnivorous plant becomes an impressive gaping maw.

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  7. Astronomy

    “Black holes” in space

    Science News Letter was the first publication to use the term in print in 1964.

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  8. Astronomy

    Enormous cosmic lens magnifies supernova

    Galaxy warps light of distant exploding star, greatly increasing its brightness.

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  9. Earth

    The long and winding Colorado

    The history of the West’s iconic river is written in the dramatic landscapes it has shaped. How to interpret that chronicle has become a contentious issue among geologists.

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  10. Math

    Tomorrow’s catch

    A biologist who formerly applied his mathematical talents in finance has developed new ways of predicting the ups and downs of fish populations.

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  11. Life

    Marine microbes shed packets of DNA, nutrients

    The world’s most abundant marine microorganism, the photosynthetic bacteria Prochlorococcus, spits out nutrient-rich vesicles into ocean waters, perhaps for genetic exchange or as a survival mechanism.

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  12. Neuroscience

    A schizophrenia drug turns on protein factories in cells

    Haloperidol reshapes neurons, which might explain how the medicine works.

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