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ON THE SCENE BLOG
Science can’t hear back in time. Read more in “Archaeoacoustics: Tantalizing, but fantastical.”

GENES & CELLS
An eye protein helps mice and people sense vibrations. See “Seeing, feeling have something in common.”
LIFE
Early fliers may have had dark feathers. Read “Archaeopteryx wore black.”
ATOM & COSMOS
Particles reveal the stuff of space in “Spacecraft captures dust from interstellar wind.”