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  1. Planets

    Martian Caves

    New images taken by a spacecraft orbiting Mars show what appear to be entrances to caves.

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  2. Space

    Unearthing Ancient Astronomy

    Researchers discover that ancient Peruvians were tracking the skies 4,000 years ago.

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  3. Humans

    A Long Trek to Asia

    An ancient skeleton from a Chinese cave shows how far humans walked when they left Africa.

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  4. Planets

    A Darker, Warmer Red Planet

    Mars, like Earth, may be experiencing climate change.

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  5. Tech

    Getting in touch with touch

    By simulating the sense of touch, engineers hope to improve robots, surgery, and even video games.

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  6. Space

    Galactic Growth Spurts

    A newly discovered galaxy that grew in fits and starts is like no other galaxy known.

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  7. Environment

    Food web woes

    If sharks disappeared from the oceans, rays might thrive, but shellfish would probably suffer.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Chew for Health

    Surprise your teacher: New studies show that chewing gum might be good for you!

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Wake Up, Sleepy Gene

    Variation in the length of one gene affects how well you function when short of sleep.

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  10. Humans

    Earth Rocks On

    Some rocks in Greenland show that Earth's crust was moving even 3.8 billion years ago.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Childhood’s long history

    Our ancient ancestors had long childhoods, just as we do today.

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  12. Space

    A family in space

    Astronomers have discovered a "family" of related objects in a distant region of the solar system.

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