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  1. Anthropology

    Cache of eagle claws points to Neandertal jewelry-making

    Eagle-claw jewelry points to Neandertals’ symbolic behavior before contact with humans, researchers argue.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Planetary Science

    Bright patches on Ceres are plumes of water, maybe

    Bright patches on Ceres could be plumes of water venting into space.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Animals

    Why orangutans cup their mouths to sound an alarm

    Orangutans might use their hands to lower the pitch of alarm calls, a study suggests.

    By Helen Thompson
  4. Tech

    Plans fizzled for nuclear-powered artificial heart

    In 1965, researchers saw a nuclear-powered heart in the future.

    By Beth Mole
  5. Astronomy

    Space dust is tough enough to survive supernova aftermath

    Dust still lingers in the remnants of supernova that exploded 10,000 years ago, affirming that the explosions filled the early universe with dust.

    By Ashley Yeager
  6. Planetary Science

    Martian aurora, high-altitude dust clouds surprise scientists

    Surprise auroras and mystery dust clouds dance in the Martian atmosphere, NASA’s newest Mars orbiter discovers.

    By Christopher Crockett
  7. Life

    Turning the gut microbiome into a chat room

    Bacterial communication molecules can help shape microbial communities after antibiotics.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  8. Animals

    Parasites make cannibal shrimp hungry

    Parasites make sometimes-cannibalistic shrimp more cannibalistic, a new study suggests.

    By Helen Thompson
  9. Paleontology

    Fearsome croc called the Carolina Butcher once ruled the north

    Early ancestors of crocodiles, not dinosaurs, may have been northern Pangaea’s top predator 230 million years ago, according to a new fossil find.

    By Ashley Yeager
  10. Health & Medicine

    Prospective Crohn’s drug yields high rate of remission

    An experimental Crohn’s disease drug triggers a high remission rate in patients.

    By Nathan Seppa
  11. Genetics

    History of the United Kingdom revealed in its genes

    A genetics study finds subtle differences that reveal secrets about the history and ancestry of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  12. Humans

    History of the United Kingdom revealed in its genes

    A genetics study finds subtle differences that reveal secrets about the history and ancestry of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

    By Tina Hesman Saey