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  1. Ecosystems

    Moose drool can undermine grass defenses

    Saliva from moose and reindeer sabotages plants’ chemical weaponry.

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  2. Life

    Mouse sperm parties make for straight swimmers

    Mouse sperm hunt for eggs in packs, but grouping doesn’t boost speed. Instead, gangs of the reproductive cells move in straighter lines.

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  3. Genetics

    Hints about schizophrenia emerge from genetic study

    From thousands of genomes, researchers pinpoint dozens of DNA changes that may underlie schizophrenia

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  4. Animals

    Termite soldiers locate battles with vibrational clues

    To locate invasions, termite soldiers listen for millisecond-long delays in vibrational distress signals sent out by other soldiers.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Carbs and gut microbes fuel colon cancer

    Western nations experience high levels of colon cancer, and carbo-loading gut microbes might explain why, says a new study in mice.

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  6. Earth

    Sandstone structures form without cement

    Lasting sandstone structures form when weighed-down sand locks into stable formations, researchers find in laboratory experiment.

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  7. Tech

    Wax-coated plastic morphs between soft and stiff

    Heat-controlled materials could serve as skeleton for shape-shifting robots.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Organic foods may contain extra antioxidants

    Contrary to previous studies, a new analysis finds that organic crops have nutritional benefits over conventionally grown foods.

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  9. Life

    Pregnancy disorder shares aspects with Alzheimer’s

    Misfolded proteins, the hallmark of Alzheimer’s and mad cow diseases, are found in urine of women with preeclampsia.

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  10. Neuroscience

    Obese women struggle to learn food associations

    In a lab experiment, women fail to connect color signal with tasty reward, a deficit that may contribute to obesity.

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  11. Astronomy

    Voyager may not have entered interstellar space, after all

    Two scientists argue that Voyager 1 space probe is still in solar bubble, despite NASA’s announcements to the contrary.

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  12. Plants

    Wine corks may owe quality to gene activity

    Discovery of genes that distinguish superior stoppers from inferior ones could help reverse recent global downturn in quality.

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