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EnvironmentLess mixing can affect lake’s ecosystem
Warming a large lake can cut microorganism populations and disturb its food chain.
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PlantsSlower growth, greater warmth
A shift toward slower-growing trees might make Earth's climate warm up even faster.
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Health & MedicineA framework for growing bone
A promising new material could help encourage damaged or broken bones to grow back.
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HumansDigging for ancient DNA
Soil has yielded identifiable DNA of animals and plants that lived up to 400,000 years ago.
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Health & MedicineRemembering Facts and Feelings
An inner-brain region called the hippocampus may be the root of memory of both experiences and fact.
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SpaceA galaxy far, far, far away
Astronomers have glimpsed some of the most distant galaxies yet found.
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EnvironmentCliff snails and rock climbers
Rock climbers can accidentally wipe out communities of cliff snails.
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SpaceBlack holes that burp
Some black holes in outer space may actually spit out as much material as they suck in.
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EnvironmentThe down side of keeping clean
Chemicals we use to clean and disinfect could be damaging the environment by killing off algae at the food chain's base.
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EarthRiding to Earth’s core
A scientist has thought up a way to send a probe deep into Earth.
By Emily Sohn