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ArchaeologyCat’s Cradle? New find pushes back origin of tamed felines
Archaeological finds on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus indicate that people domesticated cats by about 9,500 years ago, long before cat taming achieved prominence in ancient Egypt.
By Bruce Bower -
PhysicsA New Form of Water: Melting ice turns oddly dense
The density of a recently made film of water far exceeds that of ordinary water, suggesting that the film may be the first isolated sample of a proposed form of water thought to contribute to ordinary water's odd properties.
By Peter Weiss -
Health & MedicineSARS vaccine tests well in mouse model
Scientists have developed a DNA vaccine that stops the SARS infection in mice.