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  1. Humans

    Harappans may have lived, died by monsoon

    Waning of seasonal rains over millennia gave rise to a civilization and then doomed it, a new study suggests.

    By Devin Powell
  2. Life

    How not to eat the wrong frog

    Panamanian bats use an array of senses to keep from ingesting poison prey.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Life

    Blue light tells plants when to flower

    Protein that marks day length also coordinates blooming genes.

    By Rebecca Cheung
  4. Humans

    Family labels framed similarly across cultures

    Despite differing languages, a trade-off between simplicity and usefulness of words defining kin relationships might be universal.

    By Bruce Bower
  5. Tech

    Bacterial trick keeps robots in sync

    Communicating information about the environment allows a stumbling machine to rejoin its group.