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  1. Earth

    Earth’s magnetic mystery forces scientists to get creative

    In explaining the Earth’s magnetic field paradox, scientists may discover a new question with an even more interesting answer.

    By Eva Emerson
  2. Anthropology

    Immortality and more in reader feedback

    This week in reader feedback: Immortality and tracing ancient humans.

    By Science News Staff
  3. Animals

    Apes do the darndest things

    Several chimp behaviors have researchers wondering if apes are a good model for early hominid life.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Neuroscience

    Misfolded proteins implicated in more brain diseases

    Alzheimer’s, other disorders show similarity to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other prion infections.

    By Laura Sanders
  5. Life

    Small number of genes trigger embryo development

    New views of early embryo development reveal differences between humans and mice.