All Stories
- Genetics
Sniffing out truffle scent
Genetics, not geography, plays key role in the aroma of the delicacy.
- Earth
Big quake, little destruction
A large earthquake rattles Indonesia without unleashing a damaging tsunami.
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- Archaeology
Hobbits: Our tiny cousins
Skeletal remains of ancient human relatives found in Indonesia are challenging some long-accepted “truths” about human evolution.
- Space
Martian devil
Giant whirlwind photographed as it snakes its way across a plain in northern Mars
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Competing with math
Five high schoolers are the new faces of mathematics.
- 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.
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- Fossils
Old relative steps down
Ancient human ancestor climbed trees but also walked clumsily upright on the ground.
