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Animals
A bowerbird’s guide to style
To attract a mate, male bowerbirds go for a cheaper, low-key look instead of showy decorations.
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Animals
A hangout for elusive blue whales
Scientists have now found a place off southern Chile where blue whales gather.
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Humans
Digging up Stone Age art
Researchers have uncovered some very old, mysterious animal sculptures.
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Humans
Preserving Ancient Warrior Paint
Chemistry helps keep paint on ancient clay statues from cracking and quickly peeling off.
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Archaeology
Symbols from the Stone Age
Rocks found in a cave suggest the people used objects and colors to stand for other things more than 90,000 years ago.
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Health & Medicine
Fighting Off Micro-Invader Epidemics
Colds, the flu, and other, deadlier diseases can spread very quickly.
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Computing
A classroom of the mind
Computer technology that puts kids in a cartoon classroom may help them learn to pay attention.
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Humans
The puzzle of ancient mariners
Prehistoric sailors may have traveled from island to island across the ocean.
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Health & Medicine
Prime Time for Broken Bones
Today's kids are breaking arm bones far more often than did kids just 30 years ago.
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Health & Medicine
Turning to Sweets, Fats to Calm the Brain
Constant worries may drive people to eat sweet and fatty foods that can soothe the brain.
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Humans
Ancient art on the rocks
Hand imprints and matchstick figures found in a Borneo cave were made 10,000 years ago.
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Animals
Delivering a little snake venom
Poisonous snakes may control the amount of venom that they inject.
By Emily Sohn