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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Neuroscience

    Tinnitus causes widespread trouble

    People don’t just hear the phantom ringing of tinnitus in the part of the brain that processes sounds.

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  2. Neuroscience

    Catching Zs may snag memories, too

    Flies genetically destined to be forgetful could boost their memory with sleep.

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  3. Genetics

    Depression leaves lasting mark on DNA

    Stress affects cells at the molecular level.

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  4. Genetics

    Mosquito bites might be foretold in genes

    Attractiveness to mosquitoes could be inherited, twin study suggests.

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  5. Paleontology

    Your toy stegosaurus may be a girl

    Male and female stegosaurs may have looked different, a new study finds.

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  6. Animals

    Bees may like neonicotinoids, but some may be harmed

    Two high-profile tests raise worries that bees can’t avoid neonicotinoid pesticides and that wild species are at special risk.

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  7. Animals

    Only three wolves left on Michigan island

    Without an infusion of new wolves, the Isle Royale wolf population, and the famous study associated with it, will die off.

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  8. Particle Physics

    Particle hunting in space, life in the urban jungle and more reader feedback

    Readers discuss wheat's journey to England, share stories about urban wildlife and more.

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  9. Space

    Driving Curiosity to discovery

    Discovery is driven by curiosity, on Mars and closer to home.

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  10. Animals

    Growth of mining on land may promote invasions at sea

    Ballast water taken in to keep ships stable could, when discharged elsewhere, release species that become invasive in their new homes.

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  11. Life

    Bolder snails grow stronger shells

    Bold snails have tougher shells than shy snails. Understanding what drives snails to develop such differences is a bit of a challenge.

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  12. Animals

    Finland’s brown bears on surprise fast track to recover diversity

    Brown bears in southern Finland show surprisingly fast improvements in genetic diversity and connections with other bears.

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