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  1. Animals

    Jelly babies

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

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  2. Chemistry

    Cool Jobs: People with a taste for chemistry

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

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  3. Earth

    Slowing ice flows

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

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  4. Space

    Black hole’s big gulp

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

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  5. How creativity powers science

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

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  6. Speedy cancer detector

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

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  7. Phoning in heartbeats

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

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  8. Brain

    Seeing swirling snakes

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

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  9. Math

    Math for hungry birds

    Seabird traces patterns while searching for food.

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  10. Young scientists, inventors and mathematicians score big

    Cancer sensor, a better way to search tweets, and quantum teleportation are among research highlights at a global high-school-science competition.

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  11. Nanosilver, away!

    Technique uses microorganisms to scour tiny pollutants from waste water.

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  12. Chillin’ in the desert

    Simple, inexpensive and eco-friendly fridge keeps fruits and veggies fresh for days.

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