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  1. Brain

    Purple exists only in our brains

    Most colors represent a single wavelength of light. But your brain invents purple to deal with wavelengths from opposite ends of the visible spectrum.

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  2. Oceans

    The world’s largest coral is longer than a blue whale

    Scientists found the coral off the coast of the Solomon Islands.

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  3. Life

    Scientists Say: Chimera

    What does it mean to be an individual? The genetic mashups called chimeras might challenge your assumptions.

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  4. Climate

    Meet Chonkus, a mutant microbe that could help fight climate change

    A hulking marine cyanobacterium, Chonkus has traits that appears to make it especially good for storing away carbon on the ocean floor.

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  5. Ecosystems

    Analyze This: In movies, wetlands often get a bad rap

    Swamps in films are often linked to danger, death and strange things. But movies also highlight wetlands’ biodiversity and resources.

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  6. Brain

    A single sniff is enough to detect slight odor changes

    The speed of our ability to perceive odors is on par with that of color perception, a new sniff device shows.

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  7. Ecosystems

    There’s life beneath the snow — but it’s at risk of melting away

    The organisms that make winter homes in this subnivium help forests thrive year-round. But climate change is making this ecosystem disappear.

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  8. Plants

    Plant and fungi parts help robots level up

    Fusing machines with plants and fungi isn’t just sci-fi. A new generation of biohybrid devices could someday help in agriculture or energy production.

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  9. Brain

    Scientists Say: Aphantasia

    Not everyone has a “mind’s eye,” and that’s OK. Some people recall memories and process information in different ways altogether.

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