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  1. Earth

    Signs of Life?

    Life's effects on a planet's terrain show up only in surprisingly subtle ways.

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  2. Anthropology

    Fossil Sparks

    Two new fossil discoveries and an analysis of ancient teeth challenge traditional assumptions about ape and human evolution.

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  3. Plants

    Stalking the Green Meat Eaters

    Pitcher plants in a New England bog hold little ecosystems in their leaves, and also act as indicators of the bog's ecological health.

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  4. Earth

    The Big Dry

    Parts of Australia have suffered from severe drought for more than a decade, and people, vegetation, and animals are feeling the heat.

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  5. Astronomy

    Gammas from Heaven

    An orbiting gamma-ray observatory, set for launch next spring, will seek out the most violent events in the cosmos.

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  6. Anthropology

    Ancient Slow Growth: Fossil teeth show roots of human development

    An extended period of childhood evolved in people at least 160,000 years ago.

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  7. Humans

    Science News of the Year 2007

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the past year.

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  8. Not Just Hitchhikers

    Salmonella and other human pathogens on vegetables aren't just riding along like casual smears of dirt; they're moving in and setting up housekeeping.

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  9. Sweet Finding: Researchers propose candidate sour sensor

    A protein on the surfaces of select tongue cells may play a pivotal role in detecting sour taste.

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  10. Humans

    From the February 13, 1937, issue

    A model for flood control and a 1-ton robot that solves equations.

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  11. Physics

    The Power of Induction

    A new technology based on classical electromagnetic theory uses oscillating magnetic fields to transfer electric power wirelessly across a room.

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  12. Earth

    Woods to Waters: Wildfires amplify mercury contamination in fish

    Forest fires mobilize mercury from the soil and can send the toxic metal into nearby streams and lakes where it accumulates in fish.

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