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  1. Life

    Ancient DNA shakes up the elephant family tree

    DNA from straight-tusked elephant fossils is forcing scientists to reconsider the history of elephant evolution.

    By Maria Temming
  2. Health & Medicine

    New kind of ‘tan in a bottle’ may one day protect against skin cancer

    A drug for activating melanin production without using ultraviolet radiation works in human skin samples.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Planetary Science

    Jupiter’s precocious birth happened in the solar system’s first million years

    Jupiter formed within the first million years of the solar system, according to meteorite measurements.

    By Lisa Grossman
  4. Physics

    Water circling a drain provides insight into black holes

    Water waves scattering off a vortex can exhibit rotational superradiance, an effect predicted to appear in black holes.