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  1. Humans

    Urban Eyes

    Too much time spent indoors may be behind a surge in nearsightedness.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Humans

    STS finalists bound for Washington

    Forty vie for top awards in 2013 Intel Science Talent Search.

    By Matt Crenson
  3. Life

    Group to Group

    Wild chimpanzees pick up ant-fishing behavior from a female immigrant.

    By Erin Wayman
  4. Health & Medicine

    Digestive juices implicated in shock

    A new study finds that blocking enzymes' effects beyond the gastrointestinal tract may be an effective treatment strategy.

    By Nathan Seppa
  5. Humans

    H5N1 influenza research moratorium ends

    Scientists lift self-imposed moratorium on research that would make avian flu transmissible among humans.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  6. Math

    Rules for computing classical probabilities might depend on quantum randomness

    By Tom Siegfried
  7. Life

    Starchy diet may have transformed wolves to dogs

    Gaining the ability to digest carbohydrates may have been an important step in domesticating dogs.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  8. Tech

    DNA stores poems, a photo and a speech

    The molecule swaps its biological role for a computational one, that of long-term data storage.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  9. Earth

    Italian earthquake verdict exposes rifts between science and society

    By Alexandra Witze
  10. Earth

    Watering fields in California boosts rainfall in Southwest

    Irrigation has downstream effects on climate and runoff to Colorado River.

    By Erin Wayman
  11. Health & Medicine

    Half of U.S. babies may miss on-time vaccinations

    Immunization delays place children at risk of contracting preventable diseases.

    By Nathan Seppa
  12. Health & Medicine

    When hearing goes, mental capacity often follows

    Cognitive decline may result from decreased social interaction or diversion of brainpower toward understanding speech.

    By Laura Sanders