Humans
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Health & Medicine
What the appendix is good for
Some body parts seem pointless but in fact have purpose.
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Health & Medicine
Making light of sleep
Teens are prone to sleep problems, but a little sunshine could help.
By Susan Gaidos -
Health & Medicine
Got milk? How?
Scientists are tracking down the first people who squeezed this nutritious liquid out of animals thousands of years ago.
By Emily Sohn -
Health & Medicine
Drugs and zzzzzz’s
People who take the drug ecstasy are more likely to suffer from a sleeping disorder.
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Health & Medicine
New twists for phantom limbs
An experiment explores the connections between brain and body.
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Humans
Meet your mysterious relative
Ardi climbed trees and walked on two legs 4.4 million years ago.
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Genetics
Two monkeys see a more colorful world
A genetic experiment changes the way monkeys see the world.