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  1. Humans

    Missing bits of DNA may define humans

    Genetic information lost along the way may have led to bigger brains and spineless penises, among other traits.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Life

    Anxiety switch makes mice shy no more

    Brain-control experiments could help shed light on psychiatric disorders

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    Buckyballs may abound in space, plus the latest on planets and solar siblings in this week's news.

    By Science News
  4. Life

    Help, elephants need somebody

    In pull-together tests, pachyderms are on par with chimps in understanding the basics of cooperation.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Physics

    Soot hastens snowmelt on Tibetan Plateau

    Black carbon pollution is a more potent driver of melting in the region than increases in carbon dioxide, a new computer simulation suggests.