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- Physics
Hold on to your stars, ladies and gentlemen
Our galaxy is heavier and spinning much faster than scientists thought.
- Environment
Mood-boosting drugs make unhappy fish
Drugs called antidepressants find their way into lakes and streams, affecting the behavior of fish living there in unexpected ways.
- Animals
Longer lives for wild elephants
A surprising new study shows that female elephants in the wild might live up to three times longer than those born in zoos.
- 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.
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- 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.
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