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  1. Physics

    Black hole mysteries

    Scientists are just getting to know the black holes that help anchor our cosmos.

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  2. Chemistry

    New bag keeps food fresh longer

    Invention harnesses oxygen-trapping power of iron.

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  3. Chemistry

    A warming life jacket

    New liner contains a substance that helps fight heat loss in chilly water.

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  4. Physics

    Smile! Dimples boost your mileage

    Trucks covered with tiny indentations, like those on golf balls, experience less friction.

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  5. Tech

    Better chow yields more milk

    A more nutritious form of corn for dairy cows boosts farm profits, teen investigator finds.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Fuzzy future

    Kids may suffer impaired vision from spending too little time outdoors, studies suggest.

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  7. Teacher’s Questions for Fuzzy Future

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  8. Tech

    Building with moon rocks

    Working on the moon with lunar soil and grit could prove easier, more efficient and less costly than using earthly materials.

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  9. Climate

    Major twister hits Oklahoma

    Its speed, which largely determines the damage it causes, is still unknown.

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  10. Climate

    Explainer: Why a tornado forms

    Tornadoes start with a thunderstorm. But they also require other ingredients, such as instability.

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  11. Brain

    A mind for math

    A part of the brain associated with making memories may also predict success in learning math.

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  12. Teens take home science gold

    A low-cost, self-driving vehicle; battery alternatives and analyses of galaxy clusters claim top prizes at a global high school science competition.

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