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  1. Animals

    Secrets of the world’s extreme divers

    For emperor penguins and other animals, being able to hold their breath the longest could be in the blood

    By Roberta Kwok
  2. Animals

    Big fish in troubled waters

    Overfishing cuts number of large predator fish in the ocean.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Physics

    Planetary paparazzo

    NASA satellite snaps historic photographs of Mercury.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Earth

    Ice on the move

    Flowing glaciers help scientists study climate change.

    By Alexandra Witze
  5. Chemistry

    Superslim silicene

    Lab-made sheets of silicon are only one atom thick.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Health & Medicine

    Fat weighs heavy on the brain

    New study shows obesity interferes with memory, thinking and reasoning.

    By Stephen Ornes

  7. Enthusiasm and reward for science

    Meet the high schoolers who won the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search.

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. Oceans

    Sea changes

    Carbon dioxide is making the oceans more acidic.

    By Stephen Ornes
  9. Tech

    Cell phones on the brain

    When an active cell phone is pressed against the ear, the brain gets busier.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Materials Science

    Battery powered to heal

    With its own first-aid kit, this battery can really keep going.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Environment

    Floor of Gulf got slimed

    Oil from BP spill was likely dragged down by bacterial goo.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Animals

    Eating can be skin deep

    In the laboratory, bottom-dwelling hagfish absorb nutrients through the skin.

    By Stephen Ornes