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HumansAn unusual budget cycle
The first Obama budget rolled out slowly and in atypical fashion.
By Janet Raloff -
PaleontologyAncient fish with killer bite
Dunkleosteus clamped down on prey with three-quarters-of-a-ton bite force.
By Sid Perkins -
SpaceLast Hubble rendezvous
During five successful space walks, astronauts repaired and rejuvenated the Hubble Space Telescope.
By Ron Cowen -
ArchaeologyStone Age figurine has contentious origins
A new study suggests that an ivory female figurine from Germany dates to at least 35,000 years ago, but that conclusion has sparked debate over the Stone Age origins of figurative art.
By Bruce Bower -
LifeIt’s not their dirty mouths
Komodo dragons kill prey with venom, not oral bacteria, study suggests.