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  1. Darwin’s Tongues

    Languages, like genes, can tell evolutionary tales.

    By Bruce Bower

  2. Space Eats

    Astronaut journey to Mars requires new age nibbles.

    By Alexandra Witze

  3. Lopped Off

    Removal of top predators trickles through the food web.

    By Nadia Drake

  4. Beware the Long Tail

    Economic models of risk don’t add up, cadre of researchers caution.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg

  5. Like a Bolt from Above

    Lightning scientists begin to solve electric mysteries.

    By Alexandra Witze
  6. Health & Medicine

    Reviving A Tired Heart

    With a bit of encouragement, the life-giving muscle may renew itself.

    By Laura Beil
  7. Physics

    The Ultimate Clock

    Keeping precise time on the universe’s scale.