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  1. Animals

    Heat therapy for sick frogs lowers sperm levels

    Scientists often use thermal treatment to combat fatal fungal infection in frogs, but it may come at a cost.

    By Priyanka Runwal
  2. Neuroscience

    Personalized brain stimulation can ease chronic pain

    A week-long brain mapping session can lead to lasting relief, a case series of three pain patients shows.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Neuroscience

    Motor neurons don’t just move muscles. They may direct that motion too

    A fruit fly study shows motor neurons do more than relay commands: They send signals back to the brain and organize movement sequences.

    By Yujia Huang
  4. Science & Society

    Mysteries of the commonplace

    Editor in Chief Nancy Shute reviews new research in static electricity and other science revelations in our September magazine issue.