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  1. Health & Medicine

    Enriched with Information

    New theory doesn’t limit consciousness to the brain.

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  2. Humans

    Shelters date to Stone Age

    Middle Eastern foragers inhabited dwellings for months at a time around 20,000 years ago.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    2012 AAAS Meeting

    Highlights from the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Vancouver, February 16-20.

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  4. Humans

    Scientists probe terrorist talk on ‘Dark Web’

    Mathematical tools can pry secretive terrorist communications in hidden sector of the Internet.

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  5. Humans

    Oceans set stage for human evolution

    Temperature changes off the coast dried out East Africa and allowed grasslands to spread starting around 2 million years ago.

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  6. Humans

    Harsh conditions in childhood have long-term effects

    Kids from Romanian orphanage also had lower volumes of gray matter.

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  7. Archaeology

    Archaeoacoustics: Tantalizing, but fantastical

    While compelling, findings lack scientific rigor.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Osteoporosis drugs delivered wirelessly

    Implanted microchip that releases medications on command has been tested in people for the first time.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Sleeplessness agitates the brain

    As fatigue grows, electrical activity mounts.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Antibiotic fails sinus infection test

    Treatment with amoxicillin provided little benefit over placebo, a new study finds.

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  11. Humans

    Despite lean times, Obama wants R&D hikes

    The proposed federal budget would stall nonmandated spending overall, but science and tech would climb.

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  12. Humans

    Food exports can drain arid regions

    Many dry regions ‘export’ large amounts of water in the form of agricultural products.

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