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Health & MedicineLink between obesity and vitamin D clarified
People carrying gene variants tied to weight are also prone to deficiency of the sun-derived nutrient, but not vice versa.
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AnimalsMole sniffs the world in stereo
Nostrils of the common mole recognize slight differences in smells to steer it toward its food.
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HumansEarlier Neandertal demise suggested by redating
Using an improved radiocarbon method, researchers challenge the notion that the species hung on in Iberia for millennia after modern humans arrived in Europe.
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Health & MedicineNothing to fear but suffocation
People with a rare brain disorder don’t get scared — except when they breathe carbon dioxide.