Debate Over Swordtail Sword and Female Preference
New studies challenge the idea that female swordtail fish favored the longer tail before swords appeared. Previous work by Alexandra Basolo suggested females preferred sworded males, but researchers led by Axel Meyer contest the ancestral lineage, arguing the common ancestor of platyfish and swordtails likely already bore a sword, pushing the preference timeline later.
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Metal bunk bed recall affects thousands nationwide
Washington AP reports nearly 70,000 metal bunk beds are being recalled by four importers after cracks could cause collapse. Consumers should stop using affected beds and contact the retailer for replacement or repair options, with a safety kit provided where possible. The Consumer Product Safety Commission cites an industry-wide problem and urges immediate action.
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Very Low Blood Pressure Might Slow Kidney Failure
NIH backed findings show lowering blood pressure to 125 over 75 can cut kidney disease progression in blacks and patients with protein in urine. A $24 million NIH study will test if even lower targets and specific drugs help, while dietary protein limits and captopril use are advised for at risk groups.
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Coffins Reveal Life Of Calvert Family In Colonial Maryland
Scientists in Maryland revealed 300-year-old lead coffins in St. Marys City hold Philip Calvert Maryland's fourth colonial governor and his wife Anne Worsley. Analyses show Diet clues, illnesses, and signs of early medicine, with the couple carefully wrapped and rosemary sprinkled for remembrance.
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Couriers deny Whitewater link to shredded Rose files
Couriers Jeremy Hedges and Clayton Lindsey say documents shredded at Rose Law Firm, linked to Vincent Foster, were not connected to the Whitewater inquiry. They left the firm for other jobs and testified subpoenas loomed. firm notes and Foster papers were reportedly involved but the firm denies destroying Foster files.
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