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  1. Health & Medicine

    Getting the picture of how someone died

    CT scans can often reveal a clear cause of death, possibly making some autopsies unnecessary, British researchers find.

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  2. Life

    Unraveling synesthesia

    Tangled senses may have genetic or chemical roots, or both.

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  3. Space

    Super Saturnian storm

    The Cassini spacecraft captured images of massive tempest in planet’s northern hemisphere.

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  4. Life

    Immune cells function beyond battle

    Cells lining the intestines take cues from immune cells and gut bacteria when deciding whether self-defense or metabolism is more important.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Coffee delivers jolt deep in the brain

    Caffeine strengthens electrical signals in a portion of the hippocampus, a study in rats finds.