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  1. Space

    Martian microbes, maybe

    Billions of years ago, Mars could have been teeming with very small Martians.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Tech

    Teens seek invention protection

    Increasingly, young researchers seek patents to defend their innovations against theft.

    By Kellyn Betts
  3. Tech

    Patent advice from teen inventors

    How and when to apply for a patent.

    By Kellyn Betts
  4. Science & Society

    Explainer: What is a patent?

    Patents protect intellectual property from theft

    By Janet Raloff
  5. Health & Medicine

    Deadly new virus emerges

    A mysterious infection has been spreading for almost a year.

    By Janet Raloff
  6. Health & Medicine

    The AIDS virus that vanished

    Strong medicine may have rid a newborn of deadly HIV.

    By Stephen Ornes
  7. Brain

    Brain to brain

    Rats brains signaled each other through computers.

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. Agriculture

    Cool Jobs: Green Science

    In parts of the Arctic, entire forests are creeping northward. Luckily, ecologist Serge Payette is hot on their trail.

    By Sharon Oosthoek

  9. Teacher’s Questions for Cool Jobs: Green Science

    By Science News Explores

  10. Teens win big for their research

    2013 Intel Science Talent Search awards teens for science projects.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Animals

    Flower power

    Electric field around flowers may help bees find nutritious blooms.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Environment

    Bad for breathing

    New study connects pollution to several common diseases that affect the lungs and airways.

    By Stephen Ornes