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Materials Science

Making artificial muscles with a spin

Scientists have given ordinary fishing line and sewing thread a new twist. When coiled into tight corkscrews, the fibers can lift loads more than 100 times as heavy as those hefted by human muscles.

Neuroscience

Like people, dogs have brain areas that respond to voices

MRI study may help explain how pups understand human communication.

Archaeology

Fire used regularly for cooking for 300,000 years

Israeli cave yields a fireplace where Stone Age crowd may have cooked up social change.

Psychology

Lend an ear to science

Pop music hit maker Clive Davis knows a catchy song when he hears one.