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  1. Animals

    Lurking males lead to hard-to-fertilize mouse eggs

    Mixed-sex society raises resistance to sperm in what may be a long-running arms race between the sexes over fertilization.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Physics

    New limit placed on physics constant

    An analysis of how much the fine structure constant varies with the density of matter may help scientists determine whether the parameter changes with time.

    By Gabriel Popkin
  3. Life

    Scorpion genome decoded

    An analysis of an arachnid’s DNA reveals how the animal survives its own venom.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Health & Medicine

    Audio therapy may avert chemo-induced hearing loss

    Mice exposed to loud sound before getting chemotherapy preserve valuable cells in the inner ear, a new study shows.