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EcosystemsMales live longer with all-year mating
Male butterflies live longer in Madeira, where females are available year-round, than in Sweden, where females mature in one burst.
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PlantsWhy tulips can’t dance
An elliptical stem gives daffodils an unusual liveliness in the wind compared with tulips.
By Susan Milius -
Dendrite decline in schizophrenia
Cell connections in a part of the brain's frontal lobe appear to dwindle in people with schizophrenia.
By Bruce Bower -
Keys to expertise in the brain
A brain region linked to face recognition may foster expertise at identifying items in any category a person strives to master.