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  1. Life

    Blind cave-dwelling fish also hard of hearing

    Two species that live in the dark have worse hearing than do their surface-living cousins.

    By Puneet Kollipara
  2. Life

    Gut microbes may be behind weight loss after gastric bypass

    Mice slim down after receiving bacteria transplanted from rodents that had the surgery.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Psychology

    Competition brings out autism’s social side

    Given motivation, kids with autism can appreciate what other people think and believe.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Life

    How mammals grow ears: With a flaw

    A newly discovered rupture-and-repair process that occurs in embryos could explain a lot about infections and hearing defects.