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  1. Health & Medicine

    What is it about hogweed — and lemons and limes — that can cause burns?

    Some plants have compounds that, after exposure to sunlight, produce streaky or spotty burns.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  2. Animals

    How a squishy clam conquers a rock

    Old boring clam research is upended after 82 years.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Health & Medicine

    New studies add evidence to a possible link between Alzheimer’s and herpesvirus

    Researchers saw higher levels of herpesvirus in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, which may contribute to plaque formation.

    By Leah Rosenbaum
  4. Anthropology

    Koko the gorilla is gone, but she left a legacy

    An ape that touched millions imparted some hard lessons about primate research.