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Tech

A New Touch

Rewired nerves may eventually lead to artificial limbs with a sense of touch.

Chemistry

Gold’s Glittery Rewards

Gold has properties that make it valuable not only for jewelry but also for electronics and other uses.

Humans

Stonehenge settlement

The remains of a prehistoric village lie near the legendary stone circle in England known as Stonehenge.

Space

Space Camera Glitch

The sharpest, most sensitive camera on the aging Hubble Space Telescope has stopped working.

Health & Medicine

Eat Out, Eat Smart

Knowing the number of calories in your restaurant meal can help you make healthier food choices.

Fossils

An Ancient Feathered Biplane

A dinosaur may have glided from tree to tree on two sets of wings, one below the other.

Animals

Odor-chasing penguins

Penguins may use their sense of smell to locate food in the ocean.

Tech

Rocking the House

Researchers shake a full-size house to find out what happens to a wooden building during an earthquake.

Animals

Chicken eggs as drug factories

Researchers have created chickens that produce useful drugs in their eggs.

Humans

Island extinctions

Many of Australia's largest animals died out after people came to the island continent.

Brain

Video game violence

Playing violent video games may have harmful effects on the brain.

Environment

Shrimpy invaders

A shrimplike creature that has invaded the Great Lakes could spell big trouble for young fish.