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  1. Animals

    Warm autumns could be a driver in monarch butterflies’ decline

    In the lab, higher temperatures during fall migration led monarchs to break their reproductive pause, increasing their risk of death.

    By Jude Coleman
  2. Humans

    Stopping menopausal hormones may require more bone monitoring

    Women face a small rise in fracture risk within 10 years of stopping therapy, suggesting the need for additional monitoring.

    By Sofia Caetano Avritzer
  3. Health & Medicine

    The sugar substitute sucralose makes immunotherapy less effective

    Found in Splenda, sucralose reduces immunotherapy efficacy via its effects on the gut microbiome, but arginine supplements might counter the outcome.

    By Payal Dhar
  4. Materials Science

    Scientists re-create a legendary golden fabric from clam waste

    Sea silk, once spun from endangered clams, may make a comeback — thanks to discarded fibers from a farmed species.