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**Science, Quickly**

Tune in every week for quick, fascinating new developments and dives in the world of science.

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Dwarf Galaxies Really Cooking with Gas Jun 25, 2014

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The smallest galaxies in the universe gave rise to an unexpectedly large proportion of stars. Karen Hopkin reports

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Cool Kids Get Schooled with Age Jun 23, 2014

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Kids deemed cool in early adolescence have a poor chance to keep that status by their early 20s, because their behavior gets old. Erika Beras reports

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White Bread May Actually Build Strong Bodies 1 Way Jun 20, 2014

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The guts of white bread eaters appear to contain more lactobacillus, a type of bacteria that wards off digestive disorders. Karen Hopkin reports

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Plant Spores Hitch Long-Distance Feather Rides Jun 18, 2014

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Tiny spores from mosses, algae and lichens can stick in bird feathers, travel from the Arctic to the bottom of South America and grow into whole new specimens. Erika Beras reports

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Jellyfish Galaxies Get Guts Ripped Out Jun 17, 2014

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Recently discovered galaxies shaped like jellyfish leave a long trail of hot gas and dust, victims of even hotter gas from their surrounding cluster of galaxies

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Classroom Decorations Can Distract Young Students Jun 11, 2014

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Five-year-olds in highly decorated classrooms were less able to hold their focus, spent more time off-task and had smaller learning gains than kids in bare rooms. Erika Beras reports

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Light Colors Become Fashion Rage for Northern Europe's Insects Jun 09, 2014

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As northern Europe warms, the light-colored butterflies and dragonflies typically found in the Mediterranean are moving north, and outcompeting their darker-colored rivals. Erika Beras reports

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London Fish Chip Away at Historical Unknowns Jun 06, 2014

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Isotope composition within fish tails found in London archaeological digs shows that the city began importing cod from northern Scandinavia some 800 years ago. Cynthia Graber reports

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Meteor Storm Went from Sizzle to Fizzle Jun 04, 2014

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The May Camelopardalids meteor outburst turned out to be a dud, because meteor storm prediction is not a sure thing, unlike, for example, calculating the next eclipse

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