Life

  1. Health & Medicine

    Flu in the air

    Germs tiny enough to pass through surgical masks may cause half of all cases.

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  2. Plants

    Old, cold moss grows again

    Mosses are mini but mighty: Even after centuries buried beneath a glacier, some of these small, flowerless plants can regrow.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Killer-flu update

    Infection that recently developed in China shows signs of being easy to spread and hard to kill.

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  4. Brain

    A mind for math

    A part of the brain associated with making memories may also predict success in learning math.

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  5. Animals

    Here comes Swarmageddon!

    This spring and summer, trillions of cicadas will emerge in the eastern United States

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  6. Animals

    Blending in

    Engineers take a lesson from nature’s masters of disguise.

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  7. Animals

    Honey’s hidden helper

    Scientists identify a substance in honey that helps bee bodies fight poisons.

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  8. Animals

    Motion in the ocean

    Scientists figure out why pulsing corals pulse.

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  9. Brain

    Perfect pacifier

    In people and mice, carrying a baby calms it.

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  10. Microbes

    Deadly new flu

    The germ responsible carries genes from other flu viruses.

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  11. Brain

    The stuff of dreams

    Computer program decodes dreams, finds similar brain activity patterns for objects seen while asleep or awake.

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  12. Animals

    Infectious animals

    Critters spread many germs that can sicken each other — and even kill people.

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