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HumansGo east, ancient tool makers
New finds put African hand ax makers in India as early as 1.5 million years ago.
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HumansA new glimpse at the earliest Americans
Along a stream in central Texas, archaeologists have found a campsite occupied at the tail end of the Ice Age.
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PhysicsDiamond could store quantum information
A new technique would use flaws in crystal structure to hold data.
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Health & MedicineGene therapy for Parkinson’s advances
Brain surgery to insert genetic cargo improves movement in some patients, a study shows.
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LifeBrain chemical influences sexual preference in mice
Males lacking the neurotransmitter serotonin court both sexes equally, researchers are surprised to find.
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LifeLife
Cells can sense a tough road ahead, plus promiscuous amoebas and sensitive birds of prey in this week’s news.
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LifeWho felt it not, smelt it not
A genetic defect in a crucial protein stops both pain and smells from reaching the brain.
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LifeFruit-eating fish does far-flung forestry
Overfishing may be robbing trees in the Amazonian floodplain of vital seed dispersers.
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SpaceAtom & Cosmos
Ancient galaxies are found in a surprisingly full-grown state, plus stellar hearts and Mars’ rocky past in this week’s news.
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SpaceLaser proposed to deflect space junk
A ground-based device would use light to push debris off a collision course.
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HumansPre-chewed baby food common in HIV-positive households, study suggests
Here’s a particularly disturbing stat: 31 percent of babies in households where the mom is HIV-positive get at least some pre-chewed food. In most cases the surveyed caregivers who reported doing that pre-chewing were the infected moms.
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PlantsFrom a mismatch in growth, a flower blooms
Scientists reveal the forces at work in the blossoming of a lily.