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  1. Health & Medicine

    Identical twins may not be so identical when it comes to gut bacteria

    A new study suggests that intestinal microbe populations vary widely from one person to another.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Life

    Elephant legs bend like ‘big human limb’

    Mechanics suggests the creatures are more limber than thought and use all their legs to come to a four-way stop.

    By Lisa Grossman
  3. Health & Medicine

    Cap or cork, it’s the wine that matters most

    Comparative study finds that screw tops can perform just as well in regulating the aging process.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Humans

    Wildlife trade meeting disappoints marine scientists

    The 15th meeting of signatories to the CITES treaty ended on March 25 without passing several proposals to protect high-profile fish species.