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  1. Humans

    Red state, blue state

    Resizing geographic areas by population gives more accurate view of 2012 election.

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  2. Humans

    Ancient blades served as early weapons

    African find reveals complex toolmaking 71,000 years ago.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Your brain on speed dating

    Activity in two regions helps calculate compatibility with potential mates.

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  4. Life

    A little radiation is good for mice

    Low doses of radioactivity led to healthier pups.

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  5. Life

    Cancer cells self-destruct in blind mole rats

    Underground rodents evolved a way to zap mutating tissue.

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  6. Life

    Trunk in cheek, elephant mimics Korean

    Novel posture lets animal imitate sounds of human words.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Statin substitutes go beyond drawing board

    A new generation of cholesterol-lowering drugs might help people who can’t take the usual pills or who don’t benefit adequately from them.

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  8. Earth

    New pathway proposed for ancient flood

    Meltwaters off the northwestern part of Canada’s ice sheet would have shut down the ocean’s heat circulation 13,000 years ago.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Heart bypass surgery outperforms stents in diabetics

    Among patients getting multiple coronary blockages cleared, those assigned to surgery fared better.

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  10. Space

    Astronomers spot leftover light from ancient stars

    Ancient photons leave their mark in high-energy radiation from powerful galaxies.

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  11. Psychology

    Too little money, too much borrowing

    A contested study suggests that poverty contracts attention and detracts from financial decisions.

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  12. Life

    Extensive bird family tree rewrites some history

    Unexpected pattern of evolution found across hemispheres.

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