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  1. Space

    Whiff of Martian methane offers lively possibilities

    The definitive discovery in Mars’ atmosphere of methane — often, but not always, a compound hinting at life — introduces the possibility of underground organisms.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Neuroscience

    It’s written all over your face

    To potential mates, your mug may reveal more than you think.

    By Elizabeth Quill
  3. Microbes

    Team spirit

    Working together, bacteria and other microbes can accomplish much more than they can alone. Now scientists hope to harness that ability by engineering their own microbial consortia.

    By Susan Gaidos
  4. Earth

    For a big view of inner Earth, catch a few … Geoneutrinos

    By Diana Steele
  5. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain: Science news of the year, 2008

    Science News writers and editors looked back at the past year's stories and selected a handful as the year's most interesting and important in Body & Brain.