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  1. Psychology

    Lonely teardrops

    Women’s tears appear to contain an odorless substance that, when sniffed, lowers men’s sexual arousal.

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  2. Space

    Superhot solar mystery may be solved

    Jets of hot gas heat the sun’s nebulous outer atmosphere to millions of degrees, well above the temperature on the surface, a new study suggests.

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  3. Paleontology

    An ammonite’s last supper

    A detailed X-ray image of a fossil reveals an ancient marine creature’s diet.

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  4. Life

    Spider sex play has its pluses

    In the tricky world of arachnid mating, messing around with not-quite-mature females yields later benefits.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Possible relief for irritable bowel

    Those taking an antibiotic whose effects are localized to the intestines fared better than patients getting a placebo pill, two trials find.