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AnimalsChimps wear personalities on their mugs
Humans can assess the dominance of their close evolutionary relatives by glancing at the apes’ expressionless faces.
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ChemistryWee work-around lets microbes thrive
Some crafty, salt-loving cells use stolen equipment for processing a key cellular building block.
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PsychologyKids’ friendships sometimes illusory
A substantial minority of third to sixth graders think they're tight with a classmate who actually dislikes them.
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Health & MedicineVaccine against cocaine makes headway
Injections gin up antibodies in mice that limit the drug's effects, a new study shows.