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  1. Health & Medicine

    Your brain on speed dating

    Activity in two regions helps calculate compatibility with potential mates.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Life

    A little radiation is good for mice

    Low doses of radioactivity led to healthier pups.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Life

    Cancer cells self-destruct in blind mole rats

    Underground rodents evolved a way to zap mutating tissue.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Life

    Trunk in cheek, elephant mimics Korean

    Novel posture lets animal imitate sounds of human words.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Health & Medicine

    Statin substitutes go beyond drawing board

    A new generation of cholesterol-lowering drugs might help people who can’t take the usual pills or who don’t benefit adequately from them.