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Emerging Science Note/Beaver in the Bronx

The beaver returns to New York City after more than 200 years.

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Emerging Science Note/Flexing Glass

Scientists in China add new ingredients to glass that causes it to bend when pressure is applied.

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There’s no pain relief here: fake pills are hitting the market, and scientists are out to bust them.

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