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  1. Life

    How mammals grow ears: With a flaw

    A newly discovered rupture-and-repair process that occurs in embryos could explain a lot about infections and hearing defects.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Humans

    Students honored for research

    The 40 finalists in this year’s Intel Science Talent Search received a total of $630,000 in awards for their research. The top 10 received $20,000 or more.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Tech

    Custom-designed legs help robots speed over sand

    Six-legged machine runs across grainy surfaces.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Health & Medicine

    Experimental malaria drug may be a hot prospect

    A synthetic compound attacks the parasite at three stages of infection, early tests show.