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  1. Health & Medicine

    Texting and driving don’t mix, just as suspected

    Sending or receiving messages proves even worse than cell phone calls for young adults on simulators.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Life

    Lupus not identical in twins

    Differences in DNA methylation may account for why one sibling gets the autoimmune disease while the other stays healthy.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Life

    Groovy teeth suggest dinosaur was venomous

    Fossils show depression in upper jaw that held venom-producing glands.

    By Sid Perkins
  4. Space

    Herschel Space Observatory sees stars being born

    A recently launched infrared observatory has discovered about 700 newly forming stars.

    By Ron Cowen
  5. Life

    Do-it-yourself bed-bug detector

    With bed-bug numbers on the rise in North America, researchers test homemade bug finders.