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Humans

Europe is one big family

Continent's ancestry merges about 30 generations ago, genetic study finds

Space

Atom’s core gets pear-shaped

Tapering asymmetry of some nuclei confirms predictions.

Animals

Tongue bristles help bats lap up nectar

High-speed videos capture stretched-out tongue bumps that stretch out so nectar-feeding bats can slurp up their food.

Earth

Toxic waste sites may cause health problems for millions

Exposures to lead and chromium represent particular problems, study finds in India, Indonesia and Philippines.

Humans

Human ancestors had taste for meat, brains

A mix of hunting and scavenging fed carnivorous cravings of early Homo species.