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  1. Earth

    North vs. Northwest: Lewis and Clark diaries provide directional clue

    Observations from the Lewis and Clark expedition may offer insight into Earth's magnetic field.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Timing That First Spoonful: Diabetes risk reflects when cereals enter infant diet

    The timing of cereals' introduction into children's diets may affect their risk of developing type 1 diabetes, two studies suggest.

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  3. Anthropology

    Y Trail of the First Americans: DNA data point to late New World entry

    Scientists identified a gene variant on the Y chromosome that allowed them to estimate that people first reached the Americas no earlier than about 18,000 years ago.