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Life
Dinosaur embryos were restless, speedy growers
Hundreds of fossils found in China suggest some unhatched dinos kicked their legs.
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Life
A giant tortoise by any other name
Long, heated battle ends with a moniker for the Indian Ocean reptile.
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Health & Medicine
Ovarian cancer drug candidate passes early clinical test
An experimental medicine that uses a seek-and-destroy design to kill tumor cells may help some patients who face a recurrence.
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Humans
Penis size does matter
Women tend to consider men with lengthier members more visually attractive.
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Life
Molecule in meat may increase heart disease risk
Gut bacteria transform compound into artery hardener.
By Meghan Rosen -
Health & Medicine
Dream contents deciphered by computer
Similar brain patterns emerge when seeing an object and conjuring it during sleep.
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Psychology
Light found in cocaine addiction tunnel
Using lasers, scientists target a sluggish set of neurons in rats to ease drug compulsion.
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Health & Medicine
Alzheimer’s plaque components fight inflammation
In mice, bits of proteins can treat condition resembling multiple sclerosis.
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Physics
Cosmic ray detector confirms hints of dark matter
Space station-based instrument records high amount of antimatter seen in earlier experiments.
By Andrew Grant -
Earth
How the West was done
The tectonic history of North America’s Pacific Rim gets even more jumbled.
By Erin Wayman -
Humans
Obama unveils brain science program
Initiative would develop tools to measure coordinated neuron activity.
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Tech
Biological transistor built for living computers
DNA-based switches could be used in diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
By Meghan Rosen