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  1. Life

    A deadly fungus is infecting snake species seemingly at random

    A fungal disease doesn’t appear to discriminate among snake species, suggesting many of the reptiles may be at risk.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Neuroscience

    Specks in the brain attract Alzheimer’s plaque-forming protein

    Globs of an inflammatory protein can spur the formation of amyloid-beta clumps, a study in mice shows.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Astronomy

    Smothered jet may explain weird light from neutron star crash

    The neutron star collision whose gravitational waves were detected is still glowing in radio waves. The source of those waves might be a new phenomenon.

    By Lisa Grossman
  4. Astronomy

    The sun’s outer atmosphere is far more complex than previously thought

    The outer corona of the sun was thought to be smooth and uniform.