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  1. Health & Medicine

    Sun up

    Men with lower concentrations of vitamin D have higher risk of heart attack.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Life

    Simple body, complex blueprints

    Genes key to the development of modern animals' body plans show up in primitive-looking comb jellies.

    By Amy Maxmen
  3. Health & Medicine

    Wake up and smell the java

    The smell of coffee leads to changes in gene activity in sleep-deprived rats, hinting at the molecular basis for the relaxing effect of the aroma seen in experiments.

    By Tia Ghose
  4. Archaeology

    Acrobat’s last tumble

    Sacrificial offerings in an ancient Mesopotamian building included a beheaded acrobat, a new skeletal analysis suggests.