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HumansThe undeciders
A country’s development seems tied to the size of its executive cabinet, and a mathematical model helps explain why.
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Health & MedicineSticky when wet
An improved way to make the sticky protein that mussels use to cling to underwater rocks could lead to better cardiac stents.
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SpaceA special place
Two proposed studies might determine whether dark energy is real or humans live in a special place in the cosmos
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Lost and found
Former child soldiers in Africa often adjust well to community life if they receive group rehabilitation and community acceptance, studies indicate
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LifeDuckbill decoded
With a mix of reptilian, bird and mammalian features, the duck-billed platypus genome looks as strange as the animal.