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How your home's odor could make you sick, and a new 3-D display for video chatting, and more...

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The Top Science News of the Week

Female Sea Snails No Longer Growing Penises After Ban on Toxic Chemical

Six years after the ban took effect, biologists report that snail populations are finally recovering.

The Crux | How Your Home's Odor Could Be Making You Sick

Odor molecules emitted by molds prove toxic to human cells.

D-brief | 3-D Display Lets You Interact With Remote Objects

A dynamic display transmits shapes and actions at a distance.

Seriously, Science? | Mysterious Dancing Epidemic of 1518

What caused 400 people to dance in the streets, in some cases to death?

D-brief | The Colors of Ancient Sea Reptiles, Reconstructed

Fossilized skin allows scientists to add pigment to extinct animals.

D-brief | Slug-Inspired Glue Can Heal a Broken Heart

New adhesive could lead to less-invasive surgeries and faster healing.

Why Some of Us Are Better at Math Than Others

A child's innate number sense has implications for later math skills.

HPV Vaccine Shows Dramatic Success

Rates of the cancer-causing virus fell by half in recent years.

Thirteen New Answers to an Age-Old Physics Puzzle

Physicists discover new solutions to the difficult three-body problem.

Autism Genome Sequenced

New analysis shows the genetic underpinnings in unprecedented detail.

Conquering Cat Allergy

The mechanism behind the reaction has finally been figured out.

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