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  1. Humans

    Children get social with virtual peers

    Life-size 3-D versions of children can draw kids with autism into social encounters and more news from the annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society in Park City, Utah, June 4-6.

    By Bruce Bower

  2. The iron record of Earth’s oxygen

    Scientists are decoding the geological secrets of banded iron formations.

    By Sid Perkins

  3. No brainer behavior

    Messages, memory, maybe even intelligence — botanists wrangle over how far plants can go.

    By Susan Milius

  4. Think like a scientist

    A class of curious sixth-graders arguing over moist, mucky jars may represent the future of science education.

    By Bruce Bower

  5. Professional Science Master’s is 21st century MBA

    One hundred years ago (in 1908), a group of higher educators launched a new professional master’s degree called the MBA.