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  1. Life

    The next wave of bird flu could be worse than ever

    Deadly bird flu can pass between ferrets through the air.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Life

    The physics of mosquito takeoffs shows why you don’t feel a thing

    Even when full of blood, mosquitoes use more wing force than leg force to escape a host undetected — clue to why they’re so good at spreading disease.

    By Mariah Quintanilla
  3. Health & Medicine

    Animal study reveals how a fever early in pregnancy can cause birth defects

    Using chicken embryos, study shows that heat itself, not an infectious agent, is the driving factor behind certain heart and facial birth defects.