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  1. Life

    Scent Into Action

    Rodent responses to a whiff of predator may offer clues to instinct in the brain.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Humans

    Social Media Sway

    Worries over political misinformation on Twitter attract scientists’ attention.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  3. Health & Medicine

    Tricks Foods Play

    Most people would never equate downing a well-dressed salad or a fried chicken thigh with toking a joint of marijuana. But to Joseph Hibbeln of the National Institutes of Health, the comparison isn’t a big stretch.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Animals

    Face Smarts

    Macaques, sheep and even wasps may join people as masters at facial recognition.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Planetary Science

    Planetary Peekaboo

    Astronomers aren’t playing games when it comes to spotting an exoEarth.