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Health & MedicineMapping the brain’s superhighways
New scans created using diffusion MRI technique reveal an order to information flow in the mind.
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PhysicsCloaks for hiding heat
A proposed invisibility cloak for heat could shield computers or satellites from high temperatures.
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Health & MedicinePsoriasis drugs show promise
Two new drugs attack psoriasis by inhibiting interleukin-17, a focal player in the troublesome skin disease.
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HumansNew ancestor grasped at walking
By 3.4 million years ago, two human relatives built differently for upright movement inhabited East Africa.
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LifeFossils show signs of earliest burrowing
Worms’ seafloor tunneling more than a half-billion years ago could have stirred up evolutionary forces.
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LifeThe farther the better for corals after oil spill
Deepwater organisms may be slow to recover from Gulf accident.
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ChemistryProtons on the move find novel molecular route
Hydrogen bonds aren’t the only means of proton travel to another molecule, a study finds.
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Health & MedicineFatty diet leads to fat-loving brain cells
A study in mice links a high-fat diet to changes in the brain that might encourage weight gain.
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LifeGene might help sponges see
Scientists provide a glimpse at how multicellular organisms handle light.