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  1. Life

    New fungi the dark matter of mushrooms

    Scientists see the first images of an ancient lineage of microbes that can’t be grown in the lab.

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  2. Humans

    Networks dominated by rule of the few

    Certain systems, including social hubs like Facebook, can be directed from relatively few control points.

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  3. Humans

    ‘Bonding hormone’ linked to post-baby blues

    Low oxytocin levels in pregnant women may help predict whether they will have postpartum depression.

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  4. Life

    Life

    How hummingbirds really work, the thermostat preferences of leeches, and cattle-sparing disease testing in this week’s news.

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  5. Space

    Crab Nebula activity keeps confounding

    Unusually rapid fluctuations in the output of a supernova remnant send theorists scuttling for a reasonable explanation.