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Planetary Science

Evidence mounts for an ocean on early Venus

Not long after its birth, Venus may have rocked a water ocean, new simulations suggest.

Animals

Newly discovered lymph hydraulics give tunas their fancy moves

There’s still some anatomy to discover in fishes as familiar as bluefin and yellowfin tunas.

Neuroscience

Mice with a mutation linked to autism affect their littermates’ behavior

Genetically normal littermates of mutated mice behave strangely, suggesting that the social environment plays a big role in behavior.

Space

Potential ingredient for alien life found on Titan

The atmosphere and oceans of Saturn’s moon Titan contain vinyl cyanide, a compound predicted to form cell-like bubbles.