All Stories
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- Fossils
A fishy mammal ID
For more than a century, the fossilized skull of an ancient fish was misidentified as a primate.
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- Earth
Groundwater removal linked to quake
Pumping water from the ground in southeastern Spain may have triggered a deadly 2011 earthquake there.
- Climate
Watching our seas rise
Satellites, coral reefs, ancient Roman fishponds and sinking cities help us understand how humans are changing sea level.
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- Planets
New planetary neighbor
Nearest star system has a world that's Earthly in size, but too hot for human visitors.
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Science champs
Young scientists focus their research on real-world problems.
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- Physics
Helium: Not so super after all
An exciting discovery in physics turns out to be merely a case of mistaken identity.
- Health & Medicine
Magnets that kill cancer cells
Researchers devise a way to use magnets to make cells self-destruct.
