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- Life
Food makes male flies frisky
Courtship behavior in a classic lab insect is driven by the aroma of dinner.
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Trilayer graphene exhibits quantum effect
Three could be the magic number for making spintronic devices from thin carbon sheets.
- Chemistry
Miracle fruit secret revealed
Bizarre berry works by sensitizing the tongue's sweet sensors to acidic flavors.
- Health & Medicine
B12 shortage linked to cognitive problems
Subtle B12 deficiency plagues a surprising share of the elderly and may harm the brain, studies suggest.
- Health & Medicine
Nose divides sweet from foul
The way scent-detection machinery is laid out suggests that people are born with some innate olfactory preferences.
