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- Physics
Snowflakes and avalanches
To protect people from avalanches, researchers are taking a close look at snowflakes and the snowpack.
- Health & Medicine
Hear, Hear
Listening to loud music or playing in a rock band without ear protection can lead to hearing loss.
- Humans
Stone Age sole survivors
Researchers have uncovered the largest known collection of ancient human footprints.
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- Fossils
From Mammoth to Modern Elephant
The Asian elephant appears to be the closest living relative of the woolly mammoth, now extinct.
- Animals
Young Ants in the Kitchen
Certain ant larvae fix dinner for adults and don't even sneak snacks as they cook.
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- Space
Supernovas Shed Light on Dark Energy
Astronomers have new evidence that something called dark energy is revving up the expansion of the universe.
- Health & Medicine
Training your brain to feel less pain
People can ease pain by using their minds to reduce activity in a certain brain area.
- Environment
Out in the cold
With pollution, over-fishing, and shrinking habitats, the life of a penguin isn't getting any easier.
- Planets
Evidence of a Wet Mars
An orbiter provides new details about when and where liquid water existed on Mars.
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