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  1. Tech

    Camera hack can spot cleaned-up crimes

    Exploiting a standard tool of art conservation can help police find painted-over bloodstains.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  2. Chemistry

    Method puts wrinkles in neat little rows

    MIT researchers have discovered how to create perfect patterns of microscopic wrinkles.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Earth

    Global groundwater use outpaces supply

    Footprint measure reveals unsustainable use of the world’s aquifers.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Chemistry

    Scaffolding props up failing hearts

    Hydrogel treatment stimulates cell repair and blood vessel regrowth in pig experiments.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  5. Humans

    New fossils hint at ancestral split

    Jaw and face bones suggest two Homo species lived in East Africa nearly 2 million years ago.