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Physics

Like electricity, but magnetic

Getting magnetic poles on the move makes a new kind of flow.

Plants

Carnivorous plants say ‘cheese’

It took high-speed cameras to reveal how the bladderwort gets lunch.

Microbes

Life in the bacterial underground

Tiny life forms in rock may coax minerals to release hydrogen for food.

Health & Medicine

Evolved to run

Heel bones hint that humans could run farther than Neandertals.

Health & Medicine

Scientists help amputees by getting on their nerves

Planets

The growing planetary family

At least 1,200 added to list of possible planets beyond the solar system.

Environment

Planting seeds for better plastic

Scientists are working to put the bio in plastics.

Environment

Underwater racket

The oceans are getting louder, and scientists want to know what that means for marine residents.

Tech

The energy of an Internet search

Websurfing has a bigger footprint than you might think.

Health & Medicine

Making snotty scents

Mucus may play big role in the nose's job of smelling.

Chemistry

Like poison for phosphorus

Scientists report finding bacterium that can live off arsenic.

Space

When the universe began … again

Physicists suggest maybe the Big Bang was the latest of many bangs.