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  1. Animals

    Reptile scales share evolutionary origin with hair, feathers

    Hair, scales and feathers arose from same ancestral appendage.

    By Amy McDermott
  2. Planetary Science

    Earth has a tiny tagalong, and no, it’s not a moon

    Asteroid 2016 HO3 is a quasisatellite of Earth — orbiting the sun while never wandering far from our planet.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Archaeology

    Ancient Europeans may have been first wine makers

    A new chemical analysis uncovers the earliest known wine making in Europe.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Particle Physics

    Hints of new particle rumored to fade, but data analysis continues

    It’s still too early to know whether hints of a new particle are real, CERN scientists say.