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  1. Animals

    Scent of alarm identifies male bed bugs

    When mistaken for females, the guys release an alarming pheromone.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Life

    Birds’ eyes, not beaks, sense magnetic fields

    A new study pinpoints migratory songbirds’ magnetic compass in a specific brain region.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Space

    Gamma-ray observations shrink known grain size of spacetime

    A new study eliminates some theories of quantum gravity by finding that spacetime isn’t as lumpy as some models had proposed.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Life

    Three dino types may be just three dino ages

    Study suggests three dinos placed in separate taxa are actually from one group at different growth stages

    By Lisa Grossman
  5. Life

    Spiders love sweet smell of blood perfume

    For on spider species, feeding on blood-gorged mosquitoes adds charm to a mate

    By Susan Milius
  6. Health & Medicine

    Psychiatric meds can bring on rapid weight gain in kids

    Drugs that alleviate severe mental disorders can also result in troubling metabolic changes.