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  1. Psychology

    Spoilers freshen up stories

    Giving away the plot may aid, not ruin, story enjoyment.

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  2. Life

    Butterfly species a master of disguise

    Supergene allows butterfly to mimic several species.

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  3. Life

    Genes & Cells

    A family without fingerprints and the long-term harm of sleep skimping in this week’s news.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    Leukemia gene therapy, the brain tickle of beautiful voices and more in this week's news.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Lost in the periphery

    The human visual system discards information along the edges, a new study shows.

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  6. Physics

    Antineutrino counters

    In China, new neutrino detectors may help shed light on matter-antimatter imbalance in universe.

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  7. Humans

    Ancient Saharan head cases

    Skulls from a North African civilization provide glimpses of what may be early cranial surgery.

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  8. Life

    Life

    Ancient Big Bird, a new marine species and more in this week's news.

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  9. Life

    Early stress is contagious in adulthood

    A zebra finch’s tough childhood shortens both its life and its mate’s.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Cigarettes cause half of bladder cancers in women

    People who smoke are four times as likely to develop the malignancy as people who never smoked, a study finds.

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  11. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    Glimmers of dark matter in the Milky Way, galaxies giving birth and more in this week’s news.

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  12. Humans

    Financial world dominated by a few deep pockets

    Analysis suggests a small number of firms control a big share of global wealth.

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