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  1. Anthropology

    When female chimps become baby killers

    Although long thought to be rare, instances in which female chimps band together to kill other females' infants occur fairly regularly under certain circumstances.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Migraines in men linked to heart attack risk

    Men who experience migraine headaches are somewhat more likely to have heart attacks than are other men.

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  3. Chemistry

    Cleaning Treasures: Safer solvents for restoring frescoes

    Solvents in nanoscale droplets can be used to clean centuries-old frescoes, saving them from the unintended consequences of previous restorations.

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  4. Another Layer of Complexity: Short lengths of RNA could provide new form of genetic control

    Researchers have discovered a new way that so-called junk DNA could help regulate gene activity.