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  1. Looking for a mate? Oh, whatever

    Two cricket species don't seem to care whether they get mixed up at mating time, an oddity that may have something to do with the female's need to dine on leftover sperm.

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  2. Social tuco-tucos develop more variety

    In mustachioed rodents called tuco-tucos, group life seems to have fostered more diverse immune systems than has solitary living.

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  3. She salamanders punish fickle mates

    Female salamanders get aggressive if the male they share a rock with wanders back after an interlude with another female.

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  4. Materials Science

    Apollo attire needs care

    Advanced spacesuits protected astronauts far from Earth just 30 years ago, but the materials have already deteriorated.