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Health & MedicineSwitching cough off
Researchers find possible solution to the nagging problem of how to curb a cough.
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Young scientists’ ‘outside’ lives
Science fair finalists include firefighters, musicians and even magicians.
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GeneticsSniffing out truffle scent
Genetics, not geography, plays key role in the aroma of the delicacy.
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EarthBig quake, little destruction
A large earthquake rattles Indonesia without unleashing a damaging tsunami.
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ArchaeologyHobbits: Our tiny cousins
Skeletal remains of ancient human relatives found in Indonesia are challenging some long-accepted “truths” about human evolution.
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SpaceMartian devil
Giant whirlwind photographed as it snakes its way across a plain in northern Mars
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Space‘Ruler’ to measure space
Study of energy waves formed during the Big Bang supports Einstein’s prediction that a strange, invisible force is pushing the universe apart.