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LifeWild snakes reproduce without sex
Virgin births are not just a by-product of captivity.
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Health & MedicineAnti-inflammatories tied to cardiac risk
Heart attack survivors who take ibuprofen or diclofenac appear more likely to die or suffer another attack, a large Danish study finds.
By Nathan Seppa -
LifeNew swine flu virus could infect people
Strains found in Korean pigs contain gene mutations that make them potentially transmissible to humans.
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Planetary ScienceMars clays may have volcanic source
Deposits didn’t need flowing water to form, new research suggests.
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ChemistryToo-young caterpillars like scent of sex
Larvae respond to mate-attracting pheromones, raising evolutionary questions about what a very grown-up chemical signal could mean to them.