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  1. Animals

    Is Amy Tan actually ‘thrilled’ a leech is named after her?

    Novelist Amy Tan answers a lingering question about celebrities honored in scientific names of new species — her namesake is a leech.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Animals

    Microbes may help bears stay healthy when fat for hibernation

    Brown bears fatten up for hibernation without suffering from weight-related problems. A new study shows that their gut microbes may help.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  3. Archaeology

    Easter Island people used sharpened stones as tools, not weapons

    Sharp-edged stone tools enabled daily survival, not warfare, on Easter Island.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Health & Medicine

    Cells from fat mend bone, cartilage, muscle and even the heart

    Stem cells and other components of fat can be coerced to grow into bone, cartilage, muscle or to repair the heart.

    By Susan Gaidos
  5. Animals

    Feral dogs take a bite out of Andean wildlife

    A survey of a remote park in Ecuador finds feral dogs are a problem for many species of native mammals.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  6. Health & Medicine

    Lead’s damage can last a lifetime, or longer

    Scientists have known for decades that lead is toxic to the brain, but the mark lead exposure leaves on children may actually stretch into adulthood, and perhaps even future generations.

    By Meghan Rosen
  7. Archaeology

    Babylonians used geometry to track Jupiter’s movements

    Babylonians took a geometric leap to track Jupiter’s movements long before European astronomers did.

    By Bruce Bower

  8. January 9, 2016

    In the Jan. 9 SN: Avalanche physics, rethinking suicide risk factors, the Paris climate accord, water bears' resilience, a new form of carbon, cells flock together, diets get personal and more. 

    By Science News
  9. Archaeology

    Ancient stone tools raise tantalizing questions over who colonized Sulawesi

    Hominids reached an island not far from hobbits’ home by around 200,000 years ago.

    By Bruce Bower
  10. Life

    For water bears, the glass is all full

    When dried, water bears turn into glass.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  11. Animals

    Water bears’ genetic borrowing questioned

    A new analysis of tardigrade DNA suggests that water bears don’t swap many genes with other organisms after all.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  12. Health & Medicine

    Mom’s weight during pregnancy shapes baby’s health

    Obesity at conception or during pregnancy is a big problem that's getting bigger: New evidence says a child's mental health could be at stake.

    By Laura Beil