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  1. Tech

    ‘Micro-scallop’ takes a stroke toward swimming in blood

    A tiny device that looks like a scallop flaps its way through viscous fluids, something that has been a challenge in the past.

    By Ashley Yeager
  2. Astronomy

    Nearly starless galaxies found in nearby cluster

    Astronomers have found 47 galaxies with relatively few stars, something not predicted by any galaxy formation theories.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Paleontology

    Ancient sea creature took to land and sea

    A primitive relative of the ichthyosaur had strong bones and big flippers.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Health & Medicine

    Snakebite test correctly IDs attackers in Nepal

    A new test that swabs for traces of snake DNA around bite marks can identify the guilty serpent and may improve treatments.

    By Nathan Seppa
  5. Genetics

    Genes influence Ebola’s impact

    A study in a diverse strain of mice shows how the effect of an Ebola infection can depend on genes.

    By Meghan Rosen
  6. Animals

    ‘Animal Weapons’ examines evolution of natural armor

    Biological arms races have led to the evolution of horns, tusks and other extreme armament in the natural world.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  7. Life

    Ebola virus edits its own genetic material

    Both the Ebola and Marburg viruses edit their genetic material when infecting cells. The viruses may make proteins currently unknown to scientists.

    By Ashley Yeager
  8. Animals

    Hermit thrushes, humans share some musical basics

    The melodious birds share a humanlike bias for notes mathematically related by simple integers.

    By Science News Staff
  9. Health & Medicine

    Mushroom extract might eradicate HPV infection

    In a small trial, a nutritional supplement derived from shiitake mushrooms wiped out dormant human papillomavirus infections.

    By Nathan Seppa
  10. Health & Medicine

    Dengue vaccine offers partial protection

    Shots reduce severe cases of dengue among children in large study in Latin America.

    By Nathan Seppa
  11. Health & Medicine

    Increase in Denmark’s autism diagnoses caused by reporting changes

    Changes in how autism is detected and recorded explain 60 percent of the recent increase in diagnoses, a Danish study finds.

    By Kate Baggaley
  12. Cosmology

    Gamma rays offer mixed messages on identity of dark matter

    Conflicting results from Fermi telescope puzzle astronomers about dark matter’s true identity.

    By Andrew Grant