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Animals

Cads of the savanna

Male topi antelopes lie about predators to keep the ladies nearby.

Psychology

Gene makes kids more vulnerable to bullying’s effects

Kids who get bullied a lot can develop serious emotional problems, especially if they possess a certain gene.

Space

Herschel telescope unveils icy debris ringing sunlike stars

New infrared images may reveal analogues of the solar system’s Kuiper belt.

Life

Genome from a bottle

Cells switch species when given synthetic DNA, an advance that could lead to designer organisms.

Physics

Some ‘ball lightning’ reports may be hallucinations

Magnetic fields generated by real bolts could trigger visual effects in the brain.