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  1. Brain

    Candy on the brain

    Imaging reveals brain regions that become active when you want someone else’s stuff.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Health & Medicine

    Paralyzed rats walk again

    Treatment helps animals recover from spinal cord injuries.

    By Roberta Kwok
  3. Brain

    No ordinary zzz’s

    Anesthetics can put you in a coma — but that’s a good thing.

    By Susan Gaidos

  4. Teacher’s Questions for Coma

    By Science News Explores
  5. Animals

    Mammals feel the heat

    Scientists predict some animals won’t be able to keep up with Earth’s increasing temperatures.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Computing

    DNA takes notes

    Engineers develop a computer memory system based on living cells.

    By Stephen Ornes
  7. Animals

    Jelly babies

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

    By Roberta Kwok
  8. Chemistry

    Cool Jobs: People with a taste for chemistry

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

    By Catherine M. Cooney
  9. Earth

    Slowing ice flows

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

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Space

    Black hole’s big gulp

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

    By Stephen Ornes

  11. How creativity powers science

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

    By Jennifer Cutraro

  12. Speedy cancer detector

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

    By Sid Perkins