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- 			 Chemistry ChemistryMolecules/Matter & EnergyHow leeches are able to swell tenfold, plus not-so-super solids, new natural toxins and more in this week's news. 
- 			 Earth EarthEarth/EnvironmentEarthquake risk in Chile, plus an ancient Greek island and casino pollution in this week’s news. 
- 			 Life LifeGenes & CellsWhy mosquitoes don’t get malaria, plus brain stem cells and hot cancer treatment in this week’s news. 
- 			 Health & Medicine Health & MedicineBody & BrainHeart attacks are worse in the morning, plus who remembers dreams, stem cells in lungs and more in this week’s news. 
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- 			 Health & Medicine Health & MedicineFood/NutritionLosing weight with chocolate, plus deep-fried dioxins, edible sunscreens and more in this week's news 
- 			 Chemistry ChemistryMolecules/Matter & EnergyA moth with chemical weapons, light-up bubbles and insidious fungi in this week’s news. 
- 			 Earth EarthEarth/EnvironmentSo much for the man-sized snail, plus Indonesia’s quake risk, overheated reefs and more in this week’s news. 
- 			  SN OnlineDELETED SCENES BLOG A leaked LHC study sparks hubbub, but physicists stay skeptical of a particle find. See “Rumors of a Higgs discovery are just that.” EARTH Eyjafjallajökull spit super-sharp ash. Read “Volcanic ash gets its close-up.” LIFE Brain evolution preceded a diversity boom in one electricity-emitting fish. Read “Zap! More fish.” GENES & CELLS […] 
- 			 Physics PhysicsAmerican Physical Society meetingGas sheds light on dark matter, plus cosmic ray clusters and blue-light imaging in the news.