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  1. Tech

    Finding mass graves from on high

    Aerial surveys that scan the ground at many wavelengths, some visible and some not, may offer a way to quickly and easily detect mass grave sites.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Humans

    Calling all clues …

    Add flip-open cell phones to the list of crime-scene items that might harbor a suspect's DNA.

    By Sid Perkins
  3. Earth

    Some corals buffered from warming

    Corals in the western Pacific have escaped bleaching linked to rising ocean temperatures.

    By Ewen Callaway
  4. Humans

    Encyclopedia of Life starts online—at times

    The project to create an online Encyclopedia of Life with a Web page for every species has taken its first, baby steps.