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  1. Anthropology

    Elongated heads were a mark of elite status in an ancient Peruvian society

    Elites in ancient Peruvian society developed a signature, stretched-out head shape over several centuries.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Planetary Science

    What will it take to go to Venus?

    Undeterred by funding woes, scientists are scraping together ideas to tackle heat, pressure and acidity challenges of landing on Venus.

    By Lisa Grossman
  3. Physics

    5 ways the heaviest element on the periodic table is really bizarre

    Called oganesson, element 118 has some very strange properties, according to theoretical calculations by physicists.

    By Dan Garisto
  4. Health & Medicine

    The small intestine, not the liver, is the first stop for processing fructose

    In mice, fructose gets processed in the small intestine before getting to the liver.