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  1. Teacher’s Questions for Coma

    By Science News Explores
  2. Animals

    Mammals feel the heat

    Scientists predict some animals won’t be able to keep up with Earth’s increasing temperatures.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Computing

    DNA takes notes

    Engineers develop a computer memory system based on living cells.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Animals

    Jelly babies

    Population of jellyfish-like creatures contains only young animals, no adults.

    By Roberta Kwok
  5. Chemistry

    Cool Jobs: People with a taste for chemistry

    Chemists contribute to food flavorings, fuel extraction and everything in between.

    By Catherine M. Cooney
  6. Earth

    Slowing ice flows

    New satellite study of glacier motion shows stop-and-go ice movement.

    By Stephen Ornes
  7. Space

    Black hole’s big gulp

    Astronomers say a bright flare in space shows where a black hole tore apart a star.

    By Stephen Ornes

  8. How creativity powers science

    Some of the best ideas come not from poring over the facts but from a walk in the woods.

    By Jennifer Cutraro

  9. Speedy cancer detector

    New technique quickly, cheaply identifies a particularly dangerous form of cancer.

    By Sid Perkins

  10. Phoning in heartbeats

    New device uses a smartphone to collect and email data on heart rhythms.

    By Sid Perkins
  11. Brain

    Seeing swirling snakes

    Brain scientists watch the eyes of people watching an optical illusion.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Math

    Math for hungry birds

    Seabird traces patterns while searching for food.

    By Stephen Ornes