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Health & MedicineInner-brain electrode may curb depression
Deep-brain electrical stimulation has shown promise in treating severe depression.
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AstronomyRadiation from a baby star
X-ray telescopes have captured the earliest and clearest view of the core of a gas cloud about to transform into a star.
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Master gene found for insect smell
A single gene may oversee the sense of smell in a variety of insect species.
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AnthropologyInside view of our wee, ancient cousins
A tiny, humanlike species that inhabited an Indonesian island more than 20,000 years ago possessed a brain that shared some organizational features with Homo erectus, a large-brained human ancestor that thought in complex ways.