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  1. Animals

    Be careful what you say around jumping spiders

    Sensitive leg hairs may let jumping spiders hear sounds through the air at much greater distances than researchers imagined.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Life

    Placenta protectors no match for toxic Strep B pigment

    Strep B uses a toxic pigment made of fat to kill immune system cells, spurring preterm labor and dangerous infections, a monkey study shows.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  3. Psychology

    Erasing stigma needed in mental health care

    Social forces drive those in need away from mental health care.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Life

    One-celled life possessed tools for going multicellular

    Unicellular ancestors of animals had molecular tools used by multicellular life.