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Astronomy

Cyanides around young star signal complex organic chemistry

Abundances of cyanide compounds around a young star match those found in comets in our solar system.

Life

It’s true: Butterfly spots can mimic scary eyes

Contrary to recent studies, the old notion that butterfly wing eyespots evoke predator eyes may not be so old-fashioned after all.

Genetics

Anti-inflammation genes linked to longer lives

Inflammation-dampening genes fight oxidants and promote longer life spans.

Paleontology

Brontosaurus deserves its name, after all

Brontosaurus belongs in a genus separate from Apatosaurus, a new study proposes.