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Health & Medicine

Body clocks

Scientists are finding that when you sleep is just as important as how much you sleep.

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.

Health & Medicine

Sugar-pill medicine

Just expecting to feel better can sometimes cure what’s ailing you.

Tech

Graphene’s superstrength

Scientists believe that graphene may change the world of electronics.

Health & Medicine

Math is a real brain bender

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

Health & Medicine

Double take

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

Animals

Caterpillars tattletale to police

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

Chemistry

A clean getaway

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

Health & Medicine

Vitamin D-licious Mushrooms

Why some mushrooms are like the sun.

Animals

Hungry bug seeks hot meal

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

Microbes

White fuzzy mold not as friendly as it looks

New type of mold may be a bat killer.

Space

Speedy stars

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