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  1. Health & Medicine

    Auditory test predicts coma awakening

    While all patients in a new study could discriminate between sounds early on, those whose ability improved during the first 48 hours wound up recovering.

    By Tanya Lewis
  2. Life

    Trees worldwide a sip away from dehydration

    Plumbing systems operate on a razor’s edge, making even moist forests highly vulnerable to drought.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Space

    Glimpse at early universe finds expansion slowdown

    BOSS project looks at acceleration rate before dark energy hit the gas.

    By Andrew Grant
  4. Life

    Chromosome ends hold clues to a bird’s longevity

    Short telomeres are tied to higher mortality in Indian Ocean warblers.