The baby who was ‘born’ twice; New gene-editing trick discovered just in time for J-Lo’s “CRISPR” TV series; Ancient burials suggest a history of blood feuds, brutality and revenge; She told doctors she might have kidney stones. They told her she was about to give birth.; This lab can re-create the sounds of any space; Climate scientist Gordon Hamilton, 50, dies in accident in Antarctica; Dear Science: Does a full moon really change human behavior?; Undiscovered moons may lurk around Uranus; ESA confirms the ExoMars lander crashed, possibly exploded on impact;
 
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This plant grows shimmering blue leaves to help it survive in the dark
The stunning adaptation allows plants to absorb the faint light that reaches the floor of the rain forest.
The baby who was ‘born’ twice
Doctors removed 23-week-old Lynlee Boemer from her mother's womb to operate on a rare tumor. She was then carried nearly to term and born 'again' June 6.
 
New gene-editing trick discovered just in time for J-Lo’s “CRISPR” TV series
Scientists say they've found a more reliable way to cut DNA.
 
Ancient burials suggest a history of blood feuds, brutality and revenge
What callous burials, as evidenced by skeletons, in the Sonoran Desert say about violence that happened there thousands of years ago.
 
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She told doctors she might have kidney stones. They told her she was about to give birth.
Shaun Jude Jaegers, 7 pounds and 19 inches, was born just a few hours after his mother found out she was pregnant.
 
This lab can re-create the sounds of any space
Sitting inside can sound just like being in a cramped car or a massive cathedral.
 
Climate scientist Gordon Hamilton, 50, dies in accident in Antarctica
Hamilton was studying how melting ice shelves would affect sea level rise. His snowmobile fell into a crevasse.
 
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Dear Science: Does a full moon really change human behavior?
Does the full moon make you act a little loony?
 
Undiscovered moons may lurk around Uranus
The dark moonlets would be less than nine miles across.
 
ESA confirms the ExoMars lander crashed, possibly exploded on impact
Pour one out for Schiaparelli tonight.
 
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