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  1. Animals

    Cool Jobs: Scents of science

    Better understanding of the sense of smell inspires research into everything from whales to electronic ‘noses’

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  2. Teacher’s’ questions for Scents of science

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  3. Climate

    A record Arctic melt

    Satellites show summer 2012 sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean shrunk to a record low.

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  4. Science & Society

    Pathways to research: Problem-solving

    Students can find inspiration for their research almost anywhere. Newspapers, magazines and even TV are good places to start.

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  5. Chemistry

    Heat-resistant makeup

    New recipe for camouflage face paint could protect soldiers against burns from bomb blasts.

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  6. Teacher’s Questions for Higgs boson feature

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  7. Physics

    Higgs — at last!

    Physicists capture the long-sought Higgs particle, which explains why other particles have mass.

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  8. Young scientists make the cut

    Thirty middle school students are selected for final round of Broadcom MASTERS science competition.

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  9. Space

    Super star-maker

    A distant galaxy cluster churns out stars at a whopping rate.

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  10. Teacher’s Questions for Whiskers

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  11. Animals

    By a whisker

    Hardly a fad: Some facial hair serves important functions, scientists find.

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  12. Physics

    Crime-solving camera

    Criminals can’t hide their crimes with paint anymore, thanks to a lighting trick and an ordinary camera.

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