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  1. Physics

    Remodeling the standard model

    Physicists could be on the verge of discovering a new elementary particle, studies at a U.S. accelerator suggest.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Paleontology

    Supersized superbunny

    Fossils reveal a non-hopping giant rabbit that lived on the island of Minorca 5 million years ago.

    By Susan Milius
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

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