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Health & Medicine

Deadly MERS spreads in small cluster in South Korea

Thirty people have MERS virus in the South Korean outbreak, including China’s first case.

Planetary Science

Pluto’s four littlest moons probably born in a crash

On the eve of the arrival of the New Horizons spacecraft, Pluto’s tiny moons hint at a common origin.

Particle Physics

LHC set to see beyond Higgs

Physicists hope a revamped Large Hadron Collider will discover new particles and forces that could help explain dark matter and other mysteries of the universe.

Environment

Mystery toxins in tainted New Zealand honey nabbed

Sweet and stealthy toxins have been caught sticky-handed, potentially solving a decades-long mystery of tainted honey in New Zealand.

Climate

Titanic typhoons are in the forecast

Warming subsurface water in the Pacific will boost average typhoon intensity 14 percent by 2100, new research predicts.

Astronomy

In another universe, free-range planets could host life

If other universes exist, then those with denser galaxies might harbor a larger fraction of habitable worlds.

Paleontology

Dino eggs came in different colors

Dinosaur eggs came in bold shades of blue-green and brown-speckled blue.

Neuroscience

Cerebellum may be site of creative spark

Brain scan experiment hints that cerebellum might have a hand in getting creative juices flowing.

Anthropology

Double blow to skull is earliest evidence of murder, a 430,000-year-old whodunit

A 430,000-year-old hominid skull shows signs of murder, making it the earliest suspected homicide.

Humans

Fossils suggest another hominid species lived near Lucy

Fossil jaws dating to over 3 million years ago may add a new species to the ancient hominid mix.

Climate

Next icy era may be on hold

Carbon emissions from humans may have postponed Earth’s next glaciation, new research suggests.

Neuroscience

No-pain gene discovered

Scientists have identified a new genetic culprit for the inability to perceive pain.