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  • Bacteria Got an Early Fix on Nitrogen
    New evidence points to the evolution of the ability for bacteria to grab nitrogen from the atmosphere some 3.2 billion years ago, about 1.2 billion years earlier than thought—with implications for finding extraterrestrial life. Lee Billings reports
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  • Stars Reveal Hidden Galaxy
    A dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way may consist of more dark matter than regular matter.* Clara Moskowitz reports
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  • Up Your Online Dating Game with Evidence-Based Strategies
    Choosing a user name starting with a letter appearing earlier in the alphabet is just one scientifically vetted way to increase the odds of turning an online encounter into a first date. Christopher Intagliata reports
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  • Space Science Budget Gets Small Lift
    NASA has to deal with the unexpected financial consequences of robotic missions that just keep going. Lee Billings reports
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  • Junk Diet Rewires Rat Brains
    High-calorie and exceedingly pleasurable foods appear to change rat brain rewards circuitry, causing the rodents to continue to seek such fare. Erika Beras reports
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