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  1. Humans

    Ancient walking gets weirder

    Fossil footprints and bones suggest variations among human ancestors in upright gait and stance.

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  2. Life

    Underground resistance

    Cave bacteria’s ability to fight antibiotics predates human-made drugs.

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  3. Animals

    Chimps show lethal side

    A collaborative scientific effort offers an inside look at ape homicides.

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  4. Physics

    Long-sought particles possibly glimpsed

    Majorana fermions, which are their own antiparticle, could one day be useful in quantum computing.

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  5. Life

    Baboons show their word skills

    Monkeys learn to distinguish words from nonwords, suggesting ancient evolutionary roots for reading.