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HUMANS
Learn what confidence means for group decision-making strategies in “Two heads sometimes better than one.”

S. Osaki/Phys. Rev. Lett. 2012

MATTER & ENERGY
A structural change in spider silk (below) makes it strong enough to string a violin. Read “Scientist fiddles with spider silk.”

BODY & BRAIN
A physician describes controversial anatomical evidence for a fabled female erogenous zone. See “Pinpointing the G-spot, or not.”

New drugs tone down production of an immune protein to fight a skin disease. Read “Psoriasis drugs show promise.”