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  1. Life

    Giraffe’s long neck linked to its genetic profile

    Giraffes’ genes may reveal how their necks grew long and hearts got strong.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Health & Medicine

    Scientists wrestle with possibility of second Zika-spreading mosquito

    It’s hard to say yet whether Asian tiger mosquitoes will worsen the ongoing Zika outbreak in the Americas.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Animals

    ‘America’s Snake’ chronicles life and times of iconic timber rattlesnake

    America’s Snake looks past timber rattlesnake’s fearsome reputation and delves into the fascinating biology of this iconic serpent.

    By Sid Perkins
  4. Astronomy

    Fast-moving star duo is heading out of the Milky Way

    A pair of hyperfast stars hurtling through a remote region of the Milky Way might have been orphaned after a long-ago galactic collision, a new study suggests.