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  1. Humans

    Some chores linked to less sex

    Husbands who do more household chores make love less often, a new study suggests.

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  2. Humans

    Published clinical trials shown to be misleading

    A comparison of internal and public reports about Pfizer’s drug Neurontin reveals many discrepancies.

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  3. Animals

    Cats kill more than one billion birds each year

    New analysis doubles estimate of avian death tolls, revealing that hunting felines take bigger bite out of wildlife than expected.

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  4. Life

    Caribbean’s coral reefs approach tipping point

    A survey of 19 colonies suggests many may soon begin to shrink.

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  5. Life

    Chimps’ baby teeth don’t predict weaning

    The age at which a chimpanzee gets its first molar tooth doesn't predict when it will stop nursing.

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  6. Earth

    Human-made waste heat warms climate

    Energy dissipated as heat in cities can cause regional temperature changes, simulations suggest.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Deep brain stimulation improves autistic boy’s symptoms

    Electrodes surgically implanted in the brain could treat severe cases of autism.

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  8. Space

    Proton’s radius revised downward

    A new study confirms an earlier result that found that the proton is smaller than thought, opening up the possibility of undiscovered particles and forces.

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  9. Animals

    Dung beetles steer by the Milky Way

    The insects orient themselves using starlight, researchers find in planetarium experiments.

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  10. Humans

    STS finalists bound for Washington

    Forty vie for top awards in 2013 Intel Science Talent Search.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Digestive juices implicated in shock

    A new study finds that blocking enzymes' effects beyond the gastrointestinal tract may be an effective treatment strategy.

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  12. Humans

    H5N1 influenza research moratorium ends

    Scientists lift self-imposed moratorium on research that would make avian flu transmissible among humans.

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