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  1. Humans

    Ancient shoe steps out of cave and into limelight

    Excavations in an Armenian cave have uncovered the oldest known leather footwear, a 5,500-year-old shoe.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    What’s missing may be key to understanding genetics of autism

    A large study of people with the developmental disorder reveals the importance of extremely rare variations in genes, making each case a bit different.

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  3. Earth

    Gulf gusher is far and away the biggest U.S. spill

    As cleanup efforts progress, scientists try to track missing oil roaming below the surface.

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  4. Ecosystems

    Sharks use math to hunt

    Marine predators cruise the seas using fractal principles.