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DELETED SCENES BLOG
The Higgs boson deserves all the hype it has received — and then some. Read about the particle’s hidden talents in “Higgs hysteria.”

Courtesy of Nigel Franks

Two new studies support the idea that an odd microbe cannot swap arsenic for phosphorus. Read “Arsenic-based life gets even more toxic.”

LIFE
Scientists electronically tag ants (below) to watch the insects’ foraging strategies. Read “Skinny searchers keep fat ants full.”

ATOM & COSMOS
A new lithium source won’t help researchers find more of it. See “Black hole theory deepens lithium crisis.”

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