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  1. Life

    Size isn’t only mystery of huge virus

    A strange replication method and an unusual genetic sequence are among the mysteries of the outsized Pandoravirus.

    By Cristy Gelling
  2. Life

    Microbes can draw the line between species

    Wasps' gut inhabitants can kill or save crossbreeds.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Life

    Stem cells made with just seven chemicals

    Chemical cocktail turns adult mouse cells into embryonic-like ones.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Physics

    Under magnet’s sway, fluids form simple structures

    Droplets wiggle, split and coalesce into simple and dynamic configurations.

    By Andrew Grant
  5. Anthropology

    War arose recently, anthropologists contend

    Infrequent killings among hunter-gatherer groups fit a scenario of a largely peaceful Stone Age, a study concludes.