Humans
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- Humans
Stone Age sole survivors
Researchers have uncovered the largest known collection of ancient human footprints.
- Health & Medicine
Hear, Hear
Listening to loud music or playing in a rock band without ear protection can lead to hearing loss.
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- Health & Medicine
Training your brain to feel less pain
People can ease pain by using their minds to reduce activity in a certain brain area.
- Health & Medicine
Taste Messenger
Sensing a flavor requires an energy molecule to carry information from taste buds to nerves.
- Health & Medicine
From stem cell to any cell
The search is on for ways to use stem cells to treat injuries and cure diseases.
- Humans
Stone tablet may solve Maya mystery
A panel covered with hieroglyphs appears to connect little-known ruins with an ancient Maya city.
- Humans
Rodent rubbish as an Ice-Age thermometer
Fossilized garbage piles left behind by pack rats provide clues about temperatures long ago.
- Health & Medicine
Teen Brains, Under Construction
Spurts in brain development may help account for changes in teen behavior.
- Psychology
Pain expectations
How painful you expect something to be beforehand can affect how you actually feel when you're hurt.
- Humans
Salt and Early Civilization
Evidence from China suggests that people were making salt at least 4,000 years ago.
