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HumansIron Age goldsmith retooled
An ancient warrior's tomb brings back jewelry making from 2,400 years ago.
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HumansIn-laws transformed early human society
A study of today's hunter-gatherers finds marital relationships help spread a social fabric.
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ChemistryLight-sensor pulls perplexing double duty
A long-studied eye pigment appears to also detect temperature, a study in fruit flies shows.
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PhysicsTractor beams arrive two centuries early
Trekkie devices that can pull instead of push have been developed by U.S. and Chinese physicists to move small objects.
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Health & MedicineDigging into the roots of lupus
Two new studies implicate common white blood cells called neutrophils in this autoimmune disease.