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  1. Health & Medicine

    Signs of new nerve cells spotted in adult brains

    A study finds new evidence that adult brains grow new nerve cells, even the brain of an octogenarian.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Particle Physics

    How a proton gets its spin is surprisingly complicated

    Pinning down the source of protons’ spin is surprisingly hard to do.

    By Emily Conover
  3. Paleontology

    Saber-toothed cats were fierce and family-oriented

    New details shift the debate on whether Smilodon lived and hunted in packs, and answer questions about other behaviors and abilities.

    By John Pickrell
  4. Neuroscience

    Women have a new weapon against postpartum depression, but it’s costly

    The newly approved drug brexanolone simulates a natural hormone to alleviate symptoms of postpartum depression.