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  1. Health & Medicine

    Drinking sugary beverages in pregnancy linked to kids’ later weight gain

    Consuming sugary drinks while pregnant may mean kids are heavier when they reach elementary school age.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  2. Plants

    Hermaphrodite wildflower has its own battle of the sexes

    A new example of sexual conflict shows up in a plant with a troublesome pollinator.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Plants

    How to eavesdrop on kelp

    Sounds reverberating through a kelp bed can be linked to environmental factors, suggesting a low-key way to monitor undersea communities.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Genetics

    Double-duty DNA plays a role in birth and death

    Coronary artery disease may be the price humans pay for improved fertility.