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Physics

The hottest soup in New York

A quark-gluon plasma reaches the highest temperature ever measured in a lab.

Fossils

Message in a dinosaur’s teeth

Giant dino that was T. rex rival may have spent most of its time in the water.

Health & Medicine

Making light of sleep

Teens are prone to sleep problems, but a little sunshine could help.

Chemistry

Cold, colder and coldest ice

Electric charge can change the temperature at which water freezes.

Animals

The case of the hairy eyeball

Pet tarantulas don't need venom to express irritation.

Animals

Pipefish power from mom

When pop's a shrimp of a fish, mom passes on extra protein boost.

Tech

The science of disappearing

Invisibility cloaks and other new materials that play with light are in the works.

Health & Medicine

Physics of running bared

Running without shoes softens the blow.

Brain

Teaching Math, teaching anxiety

Teachers' math worries could affect students' performance.

Earth

Watering the air

Crop irrigation and farming practices could mean a cooler, wetter Midwest.

Plants

Surprise Visitor

Newly discovered cricket pollinates orchids in nighttime rendezvous.

Animals

Island of Hope

In a remote village in Fiji, nature and people are working together to save each other.