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  1. Humans

    Women have hormonal cues for baby cuteness

    Premenopausal women and women taking oral contraceptives are especially sensitive to the cuteness of babies’ faces, partly thanks to raised levels of reproductive hormones, a new study suggests.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Life

    Molecular link between vitamin D deficiency and MS

    Scientists have discovered a molecular link that may help explain why Vitamin D deficiency is associated with multiple sclerosis.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Genetics

    Dog gene heeds call of the wild

    Domesticated dogs passed a gene for dark fur color to their wild cousins.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Life

    Caterpillar noise tricks ants into service

    Sneaky interlopers mimic the “voice” of an ant queen to get royal treatment from the colony.