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  1. Genetics

    Iron Age Celtic women’s social and political power just got a boost

    Ancient DNA indicates women stayed in their home communities and married partners from outside the area.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Life

    Toxin-gobbling bacteria may live on poison dart frog skin

    Toxins on poison dart frog skin mold the skin's microbial community, boosting species variety and potentially even feeding some daredevil bacteria.

    By Jake Buehler
  3. Animals

    Hand-feeding squirrels accidentally changed their skulls

    When fed peanuts, red squirrels in Britain developed weaker bites — showing that food supplements to threatened animals could have unintended side effects.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  4. Health & Medicine

    Obesity needs a new definition beyond BMI, health experts argue

    Experts say clinical obesity is more than a high BMI and instead is a disease in which excess body fat harms tissues, organs or doing daily activities.