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  1. Health & Medicine

    What the approval of the new flu drug Xofluza means for you

    Xofluza, the first flu antiviral to be approved in 20 years, works differently from other flu drugs.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  2. Animals

    While eating, these tiny worms release chemicals to lure their next meal

    As they eat insects, one nematode species releases chemicals that attract more insect prey.

    By Yao-Hua Law
  3. Animals

    Coral larvae survive being frozen and thawed for the first time

    Cryopreservation might help save some coral reefs at risk from climate change and other dangers.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Paleontology

    The first vertebrates on Earth arose in shallow coastal waters

    After appearing about 480 million years ago in coastal waters, the earliest vertebrates stayed in the shallows for another 100 million years.