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  1. Animals

    Claims of fairness in apes have critics crying foul

    A report that chimps divvy up rewards much as people do draws criticism.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Humans

    Cold spells were dark times in Eastern Europe

    Cooler periods coincided with conflicts and disease outbreaks, a tree-ring study spanning the last millennium finds.

    By Erin Wayman
  3. Health & Medicine

    Fast food linked to asthma risk

    A diet high in fast food seems to increase the risk of asthma in young children and adolescents, survey data from more than a half-million people finds.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Earth

    Glaciers carve path for future buildup

    Previously sculpted landscapes accumulate ice more quickly than steep valleys.