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  1. Anthropology

    Richard III ate like a king before biting the dust

    King Richard III’s brief reign included a sudden shift to eating fancy food and drink.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Animals

    Bumphead parrot fish declare their arrival with a crunch

    Months of swimming with the coral-biter bumpheads exposes the animal’s extreme digestion and also a conservation dilemma.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Life

    New gut-dwelling virus is surprisingly common

    It’s not clear yet whether the bacteriophage crAssphage, found in people’s intestines, has any health effects.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Science & Society

    ‘Enlightening Symbols’ shows how math’s language arose

    From numerals to infinity, symbols have advanced mathematical thinking.