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  1. Archaeology

    Jarring clues to Tut’s white wine

    Chemical analyses of residue from jars found in King Tutankhamen's tomb have yielded the first evidence of white wine in ancient Egypt.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Materials Science

    Gripping Tale: Metal oozes in nanotubes’ grasp

    Carbon nanotubes can squeeze substances inside them with such high pressures that even hard metals squish like putty.

    By Peter Weiss
  3. Animals

    Lobster Hygiene: Healthy animals quick to spot another’s ills

    Caribbean spiny lobsters will avoid sharing a den with another lobster that's coming down with a viral disease.

    By Susan Milius

  4. Big Oil, Tiny Barons: Microbes can unleash trapped petroleum

    Specialized microbes can lift trapped oil from wells long gone dry.