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Animals

Toucan’s bill gives big chill

Bird’s supersized bill can switch personal air conditioning on and off, new research suggests.

Humans

Traffic hydrocarbons linked to lower IQs in kids

Prenatal exposures to common air pollutants correlate with a drop in intelligence scores.

Life

Beetle masters optics

Researchers may gain inspiration from the shell of Chrysina gloriosa, which twists light in a particular way.

Health & Medicine

Cheap shots — typhoid vaccine shows broad coverage

Vaccine protects against typhoid across age groups and is especially effective in young children.

Space

Evidence mounts for liquid interior of a Saturn moon

Cassini researchers find additional support in the moon's plumes.