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  1. Materials Science

    This electric ‘slime’ might help injuries heal faster

    Our bodies call in healing cells with an electrical signal. When stretched or squeezed, this gel makes electricity that could boost that alert.

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  2. Animals

    Freshwater fish are in trouble: Here’s how we can help them

    Human activities threaten the survival of many freshwater fish species. Research is now pointing to how we can best overcome those threats.

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  3. Chemistry

    A new map of Africa sheds light on the origins of enslaved people

    Mapping the element strontium across the continent is helping track down the birthplaces of enslaved Africans brought to the Americas.

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  4. Tech

    Soft helpers and bio-inspired tech: a match made in robot heaven

    Hugging toys offer emotional support to anxious kids and slithering snake-like robots may bring rescue aid to people trapped in dangerous conditions.

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  5. Plants

    For some trees, acting as lightning rods helps them survive

    Being struck by lightning is usually bad. But for one tropical tree, a mighty zap can kill rivals and parasitic vines.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Nearsighted? Teens’ benefits from special contacts can be lasting

    Multifocal contact lenses stop the progression of myopia — and the benefits can last even after use of these special lenses ends.

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  7. Space

    Scientists Say: Interstellar medium

    Radiant energy and primordial space dust span the vast reaches between star systems.

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  8. Chemistry

    Teen finds cheaper way to make drugs against killer viruses

    This drug-making achievement also nabbed the top award — and $100,000 in prize money — at the 2025 Regeneron ISEF competition.

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  9. Space

    Is the International Space Station too clean?

    Testing surfaces on board the space station revealed low microbial diversity, something that’s been linked to health problems elsewhere.

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  10. Artificial Intelligence

    Teen’s software for spotting AI-generated text just got personal

    Rather than seeking generic signs of AI-generated text, it compares two texts to confirm they both share a writer’s unique style.

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  11. Artificial Intelligence

    AI, make me a video game

    Developers can use AI to generate code, dialog, playable environments and more. But at its heart, making video games remains a creative human endeavor.

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  12. Chemistry

    Micro-sparks between water droplets may have started life on Earth

    This micro-lightning can drive chemical reactions that produce compounds needed for the natural formation of life on Earth, experiments show.

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