Humans
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Babies prove sound learners
Scientists are gaining new insights into why babies are so good at learning languages.
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Memory by hypnosis
Scientists are using hypnosis to better understand how the brain remembers—or doesn't.
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Sweeeet! The skinny on sugar substitutes
Millions of people use artificial sweeteners, but are they safe?
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A recipe for happiness
Want to be happier? Recent studies show that science can help.
- Humans
Ancient cave behavior
In a South African cave, scientists have found the oldest evidence of people acting like modern humans.
- Humans
A Long Haul
A new study of stone tools suggests that ancient Polynesian sea voyagers traveled thousands of miles in their canoes.
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The buzz about caffeine
Is caffeine bad or good for you? The answer is: a little of both.
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Toxic Dirt + Avian Flu = Science Fair Success
Fifteen-year-old Nolan Kamitaki shows what it takes to become one of America's top young scientists.
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The electric brain
Electrical implants allowed a brain-damaged man to talk, eat, and move again.
- Humans
Chicken of the Sea
Chickens may have crossed the Pacific Ocean along with early Polynesian explorers.
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A big discovery about little people
Humans may have once walked the Earth with tiny people—a possible newly discovered species that scientists have nicknamed "hobbits."
