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  1. Neuroscience

    The message-sending part of neurons may be blobby, not smooth

    Axons can be shaped like strings of pearls, research in mice and people show. How that shape may influence brain signaling is not yet clear.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Anthropology

    Britain’s largest ancient massacre may have included cannibalism

    Bones recovered from a natural shaft unveil a 4,000-year-old massacre of men, women and children, possibly part of a cycle of revenge killings.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Health & Medicine

    Cancer screening and quitting smoking have saved nearly 6 million lives

    Prevention, screening and treatment advances combined stopped 5.94 million deaths from cancer in the United States from 1975 through 2020.