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  1. Animals

    Little push turns snail lefties to righties

    Bumping an early embryo’s cells can switch the direction of its spiral.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Life

    Bone regulators moonlight in the brain as fever inducers

    Study in mice suggests proteins could be source of post-menopausal hot flashes.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Humans

    A timely touch transforms speech perception

    New research indicates that what people hear others saying depends on their skin, not just their ears.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Life

    Fecal architecture is beetle armor

    Predators have a hard time getting through the layers of excrement some beetle moms give their young.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Earth

    GPS bolsters view that big Cascadia quakes could hit inland

    Satellite tracking of plate movements shows that a magnitude-9 tremor in Pacific Northwest could strike close to urban areas.