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  1. Space

    Meteorites may have sparked life on Earth

    A collision of extraterrestrial objects and Earth’s ancient oceans could have produced raw materials for life.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Tech

    Graphene’s superstrength

    Scientists believe that graphene may change the world of electronics.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Health & Medicine

    Math is a real brain bender

    Learning mathematics may make the brain reorganize the way it works.

    By Emily Sohn
  4. Health & Medicine

    Double take

    By studying twins, scientists help us understand what makes people who they are.

    By Emily Sohn
  5. Animals

    Caterpillars tattletale to police

    Clothes moth larvae snack on hair from corpses, providing police with genetic clues.

    By Tia Ghose
  6. Chemistry

    A clean getaway

    New household cleaners may make blood hard to find at crime scenes.

    By Dina Fine Maron
  7. Health & Medicine

    Vitamin D-licious Mushrooms

    Why some mushrooms are like the sun.

    By Dina Fine Maron
  8. Animals

    Hungry bug seeks hot meal

    A seed-loving insect finds food by sensing its temperature.

    By Dina Fine Maron
  9. Microbes

    White fuzzy mold not as friendly as it looks

    New type of mold may be a bat killer.

    By Dina Fine Maron
  10. Space

    Speedy stars

    A gang of stars on the edge of our galaxy is running away.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Health & Medicine

    Salt secrets

    You probably eat a lot more salt than you realize, and that could be bad for your health.

    By Emily Sohn

  12. Middle school science adventures

    Curiosity brings kids to Washington, D.C. for national science competition.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg