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  1. Brain

    Scientists Say: Opioid

    Opioid drugs work in the brain to stop pain. But the drugs also produce pleasure, which can make people want to take them over and over again.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  2. Earth

    Soggy cereal gives clues to how rock dams collapse

    To find out how ice sheets move and rock dams collapse, two researchers turned the attention to breakfast cereal.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  3. Ecosystems

    Welcome to the Arctic’s all-night undersea party

    Life teems in the frozen darkness of the Arctic night. But as the ice recedes and people move in, their light pollution may disturb the animals living there.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  4. Earth

    A massive crater hides under Greenland’s ice

    Radar images point to a crater buried deep under ice in Greenland. Meltwater from the site suggest an asteroid created it. Did this collision trigger a thousand-year global cooling?

    By Carolyn Gramling
  5. Tech

    MythBusters Jr. puts kids in charge of testing myths — for science

    Six young makers and scientists become official MythBusters in this new Science Channel series.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  6. Science & Society

    Broadcom MASTERS finalist becomes a MythBuster

    Talent scouts found a new TV star at a teen science competition. Now this Broadcom MASTERS finalist is doing research as part of the new MythBusters Jr. team.

    By Justin Cohen
  7. Chemistry

    This rewritable paper depends on disappearing ink

    Scientists have made a new rewritable paper that can hold text and images for at least six months. It also can be reused more than 100 times.

    By Alexandra Taylor
  8. Environment

    Here’s the science you loved in 2018

    When our readers read about science, they want to read about research that hits close to home, like smartphones, chocolate, vaping and more.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  9. Environment

    ICYMI: 2018’s top science offerings

    From gene-edited babies to firenados and lavanados, this year offered both stunning news and curiosities in the world of science and research.

    By Janet Raloff
  10. Health & Medicine

    What makes Aquaman special? He can take a lot of pressure

    The new Aquaman movie makes life under the sea look pretty glamorous. In fact, we puny humans probably couldn’t take the pressure.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  11. Health & Medicine

    Keeping an irregular schedule may change how many calories you burn

    Our daily cycle of calorie burning is one of many body processes that follow a biological clock.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  12. Oceans

    This robotic jellyfish is a climate spy

    Scientists have developed a robotic jellyfish to collect data about the ocean. It’s small and nimble, and gentle on marine ecosystems.

    By Tyler Berrigan