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NeuroscienceGirls may require more mutations than boys to develop autism
New results may help explain why more males wind up with autism.
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Health & MedicineExperimental vaccines protect children from hand, foot and mouth disease
Shots prevented cases resulting from enterovirus 71.
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LifeRivalry helps fruit flies maintain brainpower
In lab tests, males dim mentally after generations without competitors.
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PhysicsQuantum droplet discovered
Electrons and holes gather to form a tiny, liquidlike particle.
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ClimateExtreme heat on the rise
Recent years saw an increase in peak high temperatures on land despite Earth’s stalled averages.