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  1. Anthropology

    Neandertal teeth reveal the earliest known signs of lead exposure

    Chemical analyses of teeth from young Neandertals show that lead exposure in hominids goes back some 250,000 years.

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  2. Life

    Eating less protein may help curb gut bacteria’s growth

    A new study in mice and 30 mammal species hints at what controls the types and amounts of gut microbes, which can contribute to health and disease.

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  3. Planetary Science

    Dawn, the first spacecraft to orbit 2 alien worlds, has gone silent

    The Dawn probe, which hopped between two objects in the asteroid belt during its seven-year mission, ran out of fuel and stopped calling home.