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  1. Humans

    Rising seas made China’s ancient mariners

    Ancient environmental changes produced a maritime culture that colonized Taiwan 5,000 years ago, archaeologists contend.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Traditional medicine helps give the slip to bacteria, plus insulin insensitivity and dental plaque in this week's news.

    By Science News
  3. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    Thank your mom for your big brain, plus contagious itching and phobia therapy in this week’s news.

    By Science News
  4. Humans

    Hidden dalliance revealed by X-rays

    A high-tech analysis uncovers a 19th century painter’s do-over.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  5. Life

    Great-grandpa’s genes gone, effects stay

    Removing an obesity-preventing scrap of DNA from a mouse lineage doesn’t prevent descendants from reaping its slimming benefits for generations.