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  1. Health & Medicine

    No refrigerator, no problem. This experimental vaccine doesn’t need it.

    In early trials, a new vaccine that didn’t require refrigeration still protected against tetanus and diphtheria.

    By Sahas Mehra
  2. Animals

    Shrews’ noses grow in winter as their brains shrink

    Long-clawed shrews’ snouts temporarily grow larger in the winter. This skull reshaping may be an extreme survival strategy in cold conditions.

    By Jake Buehler
  3. Animals

    Snail slime does many jobs thanks to calcium

    Snails have five distinct types of mucus, each with its own job. The mollusks tweak calcium secretions to get the chemical mixture just right.

    By Jake Buehler
  4. Health & Medicine

    The COVID-19 vaccine may offer brain cancer patients a surprise benefit

    A recent shot of the COVID-19 vaccine doubled survival time in glioblastoma patients who had undergone tumor biopsy or surgery.