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  1. Genetics

    Some Stone Age humans returned to Africa

    DNA from an ancient woman suggests some humans trekked back to Africa.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Oceans

    Ancient tsunamis reshaped Mars’ landscape

    Ancient tsunamis generated by meteorite impacts may have reshaped ocean coastlines on Mars.

    By Thomas Sumner
  3. Animals

    Hornbills join toucans in the cool beak club

    Like toucans, southern yellow-billed hornbills keep things chill with cool beaks.

    By Helen Thompson
  4. Life

    1.56-billion-year-old fossils add drama to Earth’s ‘boring billion’

    Ancient multicellular eukaryotes big enough to be seen by the naked eye discovered in 1.56-billion-year-old rock in China may be an ancestor of modern algae.

    By Meghan Rosen
  5. Oceans

    The Arctic Ocean is about to get spicier

    Variations in the saltiness and temperature of seawater of the same density, called spiciness, could increase as the Arctic Ocean warms.

    By Thomas Sumner
  6. Health & Medicine

    Math offers new view of brain and its disorders

    Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses new insights into the brain's role in mental illness, sleep, and ancient rituals.

    By Eva Emerson
  7. Health & Medicine

    Zika, psychobiotics and more in reader feedback

    Readers respond to the April 2, 2016, issue of Science News with thoughts on Zika virus, planetary science, microbes in mental health and more.

    By Science News Staff
  8. Animals

    The bizarre mating ritual of a bee parasite

    Stylops ovinae insects — parasites found in mining bees — have short lives filled with trauma.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  9. Animals

    Some animals ‘see’ the world through oddball eyes

    Purple urchins, aka crawling eyeballs, are just one of several bizarre visual systems broadening scientists’ view of what makes an eye.

    By Susan Milius
  10. Agriculture

    New analysis: Genetically engineered foods not a health risk

    No real evidence for health or environmental dangers of GE crops.

    By Meghan Rosen
  11. Health & Medicine

    With easy e-cig access, teen vaping soars

    The vast majority of U.S. states ban sales or distribution of e-cigarette products to minors. Still, it’s no sweat for teens to buy them online.

    By Janet Raloff
  12. Life

    How the Galápagos cormorant got its tiny wings

    Galápagos cormorants’ tiny wings may be due to altered reception in cellular antennas.

    By Tina Hesman Saey