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  1. Materials Science

    Qingsongite

    This newly christened mineral has an atomic structure that’s similar to diamond and nearly as hard.

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  2. Genetics

    Exploring dog origins with data and a dose of imagination

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Feedback

    Readers response to seeing sadness’ sunny side.

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  4. Science & Society

    U.S. science funding sends young people a mixed message

    I think science, and more specifically scientific thinking, is the most powerful tool for understanding the world. Everyone should learn how to think like a scientist.

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  5. Animals

    Clearly new snail

    Croatia’s deepest cave system is home to a tiny, translucent resident.

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  6. Earth

    Wet terrain responsible for Iceland’s hollow lava towers

    Normally found underwater, the rocky structures form on land too.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Waiting to exhale

    Scientists sift through the chemical potpourri that escapes our lungs for new ways to diagnose disease.

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  8. Neuroscience

    Mind to motion

    Brain-computer interfaces promise new freedom for the paralyzed and immobile.

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  9. Planetary Science

    Moon material on Earth

    Scientists now think that tektites are a type of impactite, formed during the rapid heating and cooling of material ejected when a meteorite strikes Earth.

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  10. Astronomy

    Astronomers explain planets’ backward motion

    Giant planets in distant orbits may be reversing the direction of their closer-in neighbors.

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  11. Animals

    How ticks get under your skin

    A close look at a tick’s mouthparts reveals enviable burrowing tools.

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  12. Life

    Steroids boost muscles for the long haul

    Experiments in mice suggest that effects don’t end when doping does.

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