Week in Science: This Valentine's Day, celebrate non-romantic love too

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February 14—This week, scientists unlock the secrets to cooking the perfect egg, new research reveals the surprising power of nonromantic bonds, and a daily cup of coffee may do more for your gut than you think. All that and more below! --Andrea Gawrylewski, Chief Newsletter Editor

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Coffee Boosts Beneficial Gut Bacterium Researchers found a strong connection between coffee and the gut microbiome Maggie Chen

Love Isn't Just about Romance. Here's How Nonromantic Bonds Shape Our Lives Valentine's Day often focuses on romance, but deep friendships deserve love, too. Here's why they matter. Rachel Feltman; Fonda Mwangi; Madison Goldberg, contract writer

Return-to-Office Demands Don't Benefit Employees or Businesses Donald Trump has joined big firms in demanding workers end remote work. But the evidence suggests that hurts both workers and the work Dan Vergano, staff journalist

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The Most Energetic Neutrino Ever Seen Makes a Mediterranean Splash A "ghost particle" discovered by a detector in the Mediterranean carried 30 times more energy than any neutrino observed to date Meghan Bartels

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The Latest on Bird Flu Strains and Sick Cats Scientists have reported a new strain of bird flu in Nevada dairy cattle. And viral spread in pet cats has fueled worries over increased risk of exposure to humans Tanya Lewis

The Surprising Importance of This Adorable Sea Turtle Dance Sea turtles are capable of creating GPS-like magnetic maps to guide them back to foraging grounds, and they do a little dance when they recognize those spots Jack Tamisiea

How Corals Fight Back against Warming Seas Most corals can't relocate, but they're finding ways to beat the heat Rohini Subrahmanyam

The Beauty of 'Slow Flowers' versus the Pretty Poison of Plants Grown with Dangerous Chemicals New "slow flower" farms grow beautiful blooms—without health-harming chemicals used by overseas operations that dominate the U.S. flower market Maryn McKenna

How Do You Cook a Perfect Egg? Scientists Have Figured It Out Materials scientists have found a way to perfectly cook an egg white and egg yolk simultaneously Arminda Downey-Mavromatis

Men Actually Crave Romantic Relationships More Than Women Do Multiple-study analysis looks at why men's emotional intimacy is much more difficult outside of romantic relationships Clarissa Brincat

Penguins Help to Map Antarctica's Growing Mercury Threat Molted penguin feathers record mercury infiltrating Antarctica's food web Gayoung Lee

NIH Funding Cuts Would Hobble U.S. Medical Research, Insider Says "Laboratories would literally go dark," says a medical research insider, if Trump administration cuts to NIH funding go through. Patients will suffer from lost medical advances, he tells Scientific American Dan Vergano, staff journalist

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