News in Brief

  1. Life

    Genes & Cells

    How humans evolved shorter pregnancies, plus crayfish brains and restoring nerve insulation in this week’s news.

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  2. Body & Brain

    Hockey concussions take progressively longer to heal, plus rotavirus vaccines and declining stillbirths in this week’s news.

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  3. Life

    Life

    Colorful duck bills hint at sperm quality, plus dangerous jellies and throwback bees in this week’s news.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Experimental Biology 2011 conference

    Even larvae can love the blues, plus distemper’s roots, fat-busting blueberries and more meeting news.

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  5. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    How to hunt for extraterrestrials, plus cosmic bursts, horseshoe orbits and more in this week’s news.