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  1. Humans

    Possibly pivotal human ancestor debated

    An ancient species that may have sparked the rise of humankind gets a new appraisal.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    A quantum state is teleported, plus twisty light and foamy graphene in this week's news.

    By Science News
  3. Earth

    Earth/Environment

    Breakfast may help get the lead out, plus burrowing trilobites and warmer truffles in this week's news

    By Science News
  4. Life

    Complex life hit freshwater early

    Tiny fossils in Scottish rock show that cells with nuclei had spread beyond the seas by a billion years ago.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Earth

    Seismologists rumble over quake clusters

    Japan tremor may be part of a second grouping of great quakes since 1900, some scientists say.