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- Chemistry
This plastic can be recycled over and over and over
A new kind of plastic is fully recyclable: Unlike current plastics, it breaks down into the exact same molecules from which it was made.
- Materials Science
Photons map the atomic scale to help medicine and more
At a big lab outside Chicago, a gigantic beam of speedy electrons is helping researchers fight diseases, build better electronics and more.
- Health & Medicine
Worms in the gut keep mice from getting plump on high-fat food
Parasites kept mice from gaining weight on a high-fat diet. But receiving transplants of immune cells from these wormy mice also halted weight gain in mice without worms.
- Microbes
Analyze This: These viruses are behemoths
Scientists keep finding larger and larger viruses. Just how big can these microbes get?
- Health & Medicine
Many women take unnecessary risks with sky-high heels
A teen’s study confirms that women wearing high heels are more likely to fall than when wearing flats. She also found — surprise — that men tend to prefer women in flats.
- Science & Society
Women are closing the participation gap in science, but slowly
In many STEM fields, current rates of progress aren’t enough to close the gender gap for decades or even centuries, a new study suggests.
- Materials Science
Light-sensitive ‘ink’ gives 4-D printing more wiggle room
Many 4-D-printed objects can flex and change their shape. A new “ink” and printing method now gives them greater range of motion.
- Earth
Scientists Say: Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy is a branch of geology that looks at how rock layers are organized to understand how the world has changed over time.
- Agriculture
Barnyard science: Check out this fowl research
New research shows how to store eggs, insulate homes with chicken feathers and slow fires with shells.
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- Health & Medicine
Catching sports cheaters with a doping detector
Doping athletes often don’t get caught until after the competition is over. These two teens decided to come up with a faster test.
- Brain
Belly bacteria can shape mood and behavior
Our guts and our brains are in constant communication with the goal of managing a whole lot more than food digestion. Their conversations can affect stress, behaviors — even memory.
