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  1. Health & Medicine

    In the brain, justice is served from many parts

    Imaging study reveals variation in brain activity depending on the severity of punishment a person decides.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Animals

    Dolphins wield tools of the sea

    A long-term study of dolphins living off Australia’s coast finds that a small number of them, mostly females, frequently use sea sponges to forage for fish on the ocean floor.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Space

    New window on the high-energy universe

    New telescope finds that the high-energy share of gamma-ray bursts arrive at Earth significantly later than the low-energy portion.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Health & Medicine

    Pollutants in the womb can trigger adult cancers

    Mouse study shows fetal exposure to carcinogens may pose long-term risks.