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  1. Face Talk: Babies see their way to language insights

    Babies 4 to 6 months old can distinguish between two languages solely by watching a speaker's face, without hearing sound.

    By Bruce Bower

  2. Dark Power: Pigment seems to put radiation to good use

    The pigment melanin may enable certain fungi to convert dangerous radiation into usable energy.

    By Davide Castelvecchi
  3. Earth

    Fish Free Fall: Hormone leads to population decline

    Trace amounts of the synthetic estrogen used in birth control pills can cause a fish population to collapse.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  4. Health & Medicine

    Circadian Fix: Viagra may lessen effects of jet lag

    Sildenafil, the male-impotence drug marketed as Viagra, helps laboratory rodents recovery from circadian disruptions similar to jet lag.