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  1. Calorie Kick: Desire for sweets not only a matter of taste

    Chemical fireworks in the brain's reward system explode in response to calories, independent of flavor, suggests a new study of mice.

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  2. Astronomy

    McCain Is Bullish on R&D

    Featured blog: John McCain weighs in on science and technology issues with long-awaited written responses to the Science Debate 2008.

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  3. Earth

    Climate fix could deplete polar ozone

    Scientists seeking to cool Earth’s climate by injecting sulfuric acid droplets high in the atmosphere might trim rising temperatures but could also destroy much of the ozone in polar regions, a new study suggests.

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  4. Space

    Searching for superEarths

    Astronomers are exploring a new family of planets beyond the solar system.

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  5. Humans

    From the January 1, 1938, issue

    Giant electric machines in the works, a mysterious new subatomic particle, and seeking the age of an isthmus.

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  6. Animals

    Glittering male seeks fluorescing female

    A tropical jumping spider needs ultraviolet light for courtship.

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  7. Ecosystems

    Bring in the replacements

    Missing links in ecosystems disrupted by extinctions could be restored by introducing species that perform the same function, new field experiments suggest.

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  8. People move like predators

    Cell phone data shows that people's daily roaming follows statistical patterns also seen in predators.

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  9. Space

    Supermassive black hole says sayonara

    Researchers have the first observational hint for the existence of an ejected supermassive black hole, fired by a gravitational rocket from the core of the galaxy in which it formed.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Nobel Prize in medicine given for HIV, HPV discoveries

    Three Europeans recognized for linking viruses to AIDS, cervical cancer.

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  11. Climate

    Science academies call for climate action

    Thirteen national academies of science today called on world leaders to “to limit the threat of climate change.” Read more in the current Science & the Public blog by Janet Raloff.

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  12. Plants

    Move it or lose it

    Climate change may have dire consequences for California’s native plants, which may need to take refuge in some the areas under pressure for development.

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