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  1. Anthropology

    Fossil skull points to single root for human evolution

    New find suggests that humankind’s origins trace to an ancient species that spread from Africa to Asia.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Neuroscience

    NFL players’ brains take a hit

    Brain scans reveal hidden abnormalities in retired football pros.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Health & Medicine

    Hopes raised for Ebola treatment

    Most monkeys given dual therapy survive infection with lethal virus.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Particle Physics

    Nobel’s sharp cuts

    Gerald Guralnik was home when he learned online that physicists François Englert and Peter Higgs had won the Nobel Prize in physics for formulating the same theory he had proposed nearly 50 years ago.