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What Makes a Hero Like Aaron Feis Is a Brain Mystery

Selfless

Aaron Feis and other staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School lost their own lives while saving the lives of others. Science still struggles to explain such acts of heroism.

Tanya Basu
Tanya Basu 

Senior Editor, Science

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What compels a person to jump in front of bullets?

In the aftermath of Wednesday's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, stories emerged of panic,

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Tanya Basu

Tanya Basu

Senior Editor, Science

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