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  1. Anthropology

    Little Red Riding Hood gets an evolutionary makeover

    A statistical analysis attempts to track the rise of several widespread folktales.

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  2. Physics

    Cruise through a collider

    Now anyone can tour the Large Hadron Collider and other CERN experiments in 360-degree photo panoramas online.

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  3. Agriculture

    Probiotics may protect piglets from E. coli infection

    Beneficial bacteria could replace antibiotics in pig feed.

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  4. Materials Science

    Invisibility cloaks could slim down with active approach

    The new light-canceling technique could hide objects of any shape and size.

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  5. Astronomy

    High-energy neutrinos ensnared from beyond the solar system

    Speedy particles detected in Antarctica may point to gargantuan black holes or cataclysmic explosions.

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  6. Life

    Chemotherapy needs gut bacteria to work

    Antibiotics may prevent anticancer drugs from killing tumors.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Eating nuts may extend a person’s life

    People who regularly ate peanuts or tree nuts were less likely to die during decades-long studies.

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  8. Chemistry

    How butterflies stay dry

    Slightly bumpy surfaces reduce water drops’ contact time.

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  9. Genetics

    Ancient Siberian bones clarify Native American origins

    Some New World ancestors came from western Eurasia, not East Asia.

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  10. Planetary Science

    Ancient Martian meteorite preserves chunks of planet’s early crust

    Rock could reveal what Mars was like 4.4 billion years ago.

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  11. Plants

    Tannosome

    A newly discovered structure where mouth-puckering compounds called tannins form inside plant cells.

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  12. Animals

    Comb jelly immune system can spot old enemies

    Animal at base of family tree could help researchers understand the evolution of immunity.

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