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  1. Humans

    Writing on eggshells

    Etchings on artifacts suggest that really ancient people used symbols.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Chemistry

    Heaviest named element is official

    Superheavy copernicium takes its place in the Periodic Table.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Tech

    Charged cars that would charge

    Electric vehicles could give power to the grid.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Animals

    Whales may round up squid for dinner

    Tracking sperm whale movements suggests groups herd to hunt.

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Fossils

    Message in a dinosaur’s teeth

    Giant dino that was T. rex rival may have spent most of its time in the water.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Health & Medicine

    Making light of sleep

    Teens are prone to sleep problems, but a little sunshine could help.

    By Susan Gaidos
  7. Physics

    The hottest soup in New York

    A quark-gluon plasma reaches the highest temperature ever measured in a lab.

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. Chemistry

    Cold, colder and coldest ice

    Electric charge can change the temperature at which water freezes.

    By Stephen Ornes
  9. Animals

    The case of the hairy eyeball

    Pet tarantulas don't need venom to express irritation.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Tech

    The science of disappearing

    Invisibility cloaks and other new materials that play with light are in the works.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Animals

    Pipefish power from mom

    When pop's a shrimp of a fish, mom passes on extra protein boost.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Health & Medicine

    Physics of running bared

    Running without shoes softens the blow.

    By Stephen Ornes
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