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  1. Space

    Return to Space

    NASA is readying the space shuttle Discovery for its first launch in more than 2 years.

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  2. Fossils

    Dinosaur Eggs-citement

    Scientists have found dinosaur eggs, with their shells on, inside a female dino fossil.

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  3. Animals

    Doing the Bob

    A crane's jerky neck movements may allow the bird to see its food more clearly.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Food for Life

    New food guidelines emphasize that we should eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.

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  5. Archaeology

    Untangling human origins

    New fossil clues point to the earliest known human ancestor.

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  6. Animals

    Fishy Sounds

    Baby fish may home in on reef noise to find a place to live.

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  7. Animals

    A Sense of Danger

    Can animals warn us if an earthquake or some other natural disaster is about to strike?

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  8. Animals

    Little bee brains that could

    A honeybee's tiny brain has an awesome working memory.

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  9. Space

    Super star cluster in the neighborhood

    Astronomers have spotted an amazingly compact grouping of stars in the Milky Way.

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  10. Environment

    Saving wetlands

    In Louisiana and elsewhere, wetlands are disappearing, threatening plant and animal life.

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  11. Fossils

    Dino Flesh from Fossil Bone

    Scientists may have found dinosaur blood vessels and cells inside a fossilized leg bone.

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  12. Animals

    Elephant Mimics

    Two African elephants may be the first land mammals other than primates to learn vocal imitations.

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