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Health & Medicine
Flu in the air
Germs tiny enough to pass through surgical masks may cause half of all cases.
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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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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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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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Animals
Here comes Swarmageddon!
This spring and summer, trillions of cicadas will emerge in the eastern United States
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Animals
Honey’s hidden helper
Scientists identify a substance in honey that helps bee bodies fight poisons.
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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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Animals
Infectious animals
Critters spread many germs that can sicken each other — and even kill people.