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Earth
Riding to Earth’s core
A scientist has thought up a way to send a probe deep into Earth.
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Animals
Childhood chills give bees six left feet
If the bees are raised in cold temperatures, their dancing skills seem to go down the drain.
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Brain
Watching the Brain Learn to Read
As kids learn to read, the left side of the brain gradually takes over from the right.
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Health & Medicine
Sea Kids See Clearly Underwater
Sea-gypsy children spend so much time swimming that their eyes have adapted to improve vision underwater.
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Fossils
Fossil fly from Antarctica
A tiny fly fossil has turned up about 500 kilometers from the South Pole.
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Tech
Eating up foul sewage smells
Bacteria can break down the chemical responsible for sewage's rotten-egg smell.
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Earth
Quick quake alerts
A system of detectors could provide a few seconds warning that an earthquake is coming.
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Health & Medicine
Gut germs to the rescue
Many of the bacteria that live in our intestines may help keep us healthy.
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Brain
The Social Side of Baby Talk
A mother's body language can make her baby's babbles more like speech.
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Humans
Fossil skulls plug gap in human origins
Anthropologists have unearthed the oldest fossils of modern people ever found.
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Brain
Wobbly Babies: Smarter Than They Look?
Toddlers can make quick decisions about when to use a handrail while crossing a bridge.
By Emily Sohn