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  1. Life

    Blind cave-dwelling fish also hard of hearing

    Two species that live in the dark have worse hearing than do their surface-living cousins.

    By Puneet Kollipara
  2. Life

    Gut microbes may be behind weight loss after gastric bypass

    Mice slim down after receiving bacteria transplanted from rodents that had the surgery.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Psychology

    Competition brings out autism’s social side

    Given motivation, kids with autism can appreciate what other people think and believe.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Life

    Impending death alters crickets’ standards for mates

    With a short time to live, parasite-infested females lose their preference for fast-chirping males.

    By Meghan Rosen
  5. Life

    Longhorn cattle ancestors came from Pakistan

    New World breeds trace back to both major bovine lineages, genetic analysis shows.