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LifeEarly land arthropods sported shells
Ancient ocean-dwelling arthropods may have worn shells to enable their transition to land.
By Sid Perkins -
AnimalsOh, he’s such a lab bird
Bold flycatchers may be more likely than shy birds to get trapped for lab studies.
By Susan Milius -
Materials ScienceDouble-laser approach makes one thin line
Erasing and stenciling could refine tiny printing for sculpting nano-sized devices.
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AnthropologyAfrican pygmies may be older than thought
A new DNA analysis indicates that pygmy hunter-gatherers and farming groups in Africa diverged from a common ancestral population around 60,000 years ago.
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Health & MedicineTouch and sight push each other around
When the fingers feel downward motion, the eyes see upward motion.