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  1. Health & Medicine

    Evolved to run

    Heel bones hint that humans could run farther than Neandertals.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Health & Medicine

    Scientists help amputees by getting on their nerves

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Planets

    The growing planetary family

    At least 1,200 added to list of possible planets beyond the solar system.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Environment

    Planting seeds for better plastic

    Scientists are working to put the bio in plastics.

    By Emily Sohn
  5. Environment

    Underwater racket

    The oceans are getting louder, and scientists want to know what that means for marine residents.

    By Emily Sohn
  6. Tech

    The energy of an Internet search

    Websurfing has a bigger footprint than you might think.

    By Alexandra Ossola
  7. Health & Medicine

    Making snotty scents

    Mucus may play big role in the nose's job of smelling.

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. Chemistry

    Like poison for phosphorus

    Scientists report finding bacterium that can live off arsenic.

    By Stephen Ornes
  9. Space

    When the universe began … again

    Physicists suggest maybe the Big Bang was the latest of many bangs.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Environment

    Lakes, too, feel global warming

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Environment

    What’s in your receipt?

    Here's one way to avoid BPA this holiday season.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Brain

    Jet lag slows hamster brains

    Study suggests chronic jet lag could affect human brains too.

    By Stephen Ornes