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  1. Life

    Bees need honey’s natural pharmaceuticals

    Ingredients trigger insects' genes for detoxification and immune defenses against bacteria.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Health & Medicine

    Brain measurements predict math progress with tutoring

    The size and connections of a brain structure associated with memory formation predicted learning ability in 8- and 9-year-old children.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Health & Medicine

    Hookah smoking delivers carcinogens and carbon monoxide

    Water pipes deliver carcinogens, nicotine and carbon monoxide to the user, a study finds.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Life

    Signs of culture in whales and monkeys

    Mammals learn feeding behaviors from their friends and family members.

    By Meghan Rosen
  5. Life

    So far, the great tit has coped with climate change

    Earlier arrival of birds’ food due to warming temperatures hasn’t yet reduced bird population.