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Earth

The oldest place on Earth

Antarctica may seem like the dead continent, but it once bustled with life — a little of which still survives.

Brain

Candy on the brain

Imaging reveals brain regions that become active when you want someone else’s stuff.

Health & Medicine

Paralyzed rats walk again

Treatment helps animals recover from spinal cord injuries.

Brain

No ordinary zzz’s

Anesthetics can put you in a coma — but that’s a good thing.

Animals

Mammals feel the heat

Scientists predict some animals won’t be able to keep up with Earth’s increasing temperatures.

Computing

DNA takes notes

Engineers develop a computer memory system based on living cells.

Animals

Jelly babies

Population of jellyfish-like creatures contains only young animals, no adults.

Chemistry

Cool Jobs: People with a taste for chemistry

Chemists contribute to food flavorings, fuel extraction and everything in between.

Earth

Slowing ice flows

New satellite study of glacier motion shows stop-and-go ice movement.

Space

Black hole’s big gulp

Astronomers say a bright flare in space shows where a black hole tore apart a star.