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- Humans
A human migration fueled by dung?
When people crossed from Asia to the Americas thousands of years ago, burning dung may have kept them warm.
- Chemistry
Worm Jaws Have Metal Power
Studying the jaws of marine worms may lead scientists to better ways of making synthetic materials.
- Health & Medicine
Speedy Gene Gives Runners a Boost
A gene known as ACTN3 may influence whether athletes are better suited to sprinting or to endurance running.
- Brain
Seniors Who Care Live Longer
Older people who took care of others lived longer than those who were less helpful.
- Earth
Undersea vent system active for ages
Chemical analyses reveal that the tall towers of a set of hydrothermal vents called the Lost City have been growing for 30,000 years.
- Plants
New gene fights potato blight
Adding a gene from a wild potato to the varieties we eat could stop a devastating potato disease.
- Animals
City birds hit the high notes
Some songbirds battle traffic noise by singing at a higher pitch.
- Tech
In Search of the Perfect French Fry
Scientists are looking for new ways to make french fries that have the proper balance of flavor, texture, and nutrition.
- Planets
A planet from the early universe
Astronomers have found the oldest and most distant planet known in the universe.
- Plants
City trees beat country trees
Cottonwood trees grow better in New York City than in rural places around the state.
- Animals
Navigating by the light of the moon
A dung beetle is the first animal found to navigate by detecting a property of moonlight.
