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  1. Health & Medicine

    Ricin poisoning may one day be treatable with new antidote

    Mice treated with a blend of antibodies survived even when treated days after exposure to ricin.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Health & Medicine

    Cold plasma puts the chill on norovirus

    A new device uses cold plasma to kill foodborne pathogens.

    By Cassie Martin
  3. Life

    Horses buck evolutionary ideas

    Horse evolution doesn’t fit classic scenario of trait evolution.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Life

    Malaria molecule makes blood extra-alluring to mosquitoes

    Scientists have identified a molecule that draws mosquitoes to malaria-infected blood.

    By Laurel Hamers
  5. Animals

    Young penguins follow false food cues

    Juvenile African penguins are being trapped in barren habitats, led astray by biological cues that are no longer reliable because of human activity.