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  1. Animals

    Fish That Decorate: Females prefer nests with pizzazz

    If scientists give foil strips to male stickleback fish, the fellows carry them back to their nests for decoration, and it turns out that females seem to like guys with lots of shiny stuff.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Health & Medicine

    Pressurized Pregnancies: Schizophrenia linked to fetal diuretic exposure

    A Danish study has found that pregnant women who take diuretic medication for high blood pressure during the third trimester substantially raise the chances that their unborn children will develop schizophrenia by age 35.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Astronomy

    Planet’s Slim-Fast Plan: Extrasolar orb is too close for comfort

    A new study of the atmosphere of a planet outside the solar system suggests that some orbs will vaporize if they orbit too close to their parent star.