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  1. Humans

    Infectious finds at ancient site

    A DNA analysis of skeletons found at a submerged Israeli site produces the earliest known evidence of human tuberculosis, now known to have existed at a 9,000-year-old farming settlement.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Life

    Grunting humans, moles scare earthworms

    Science tackles the old mystery of why worm grunters who rub a stake in the ground can catch earthworms.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Planetary Science

    Huge cyclone churns at Saturn’s north pole

    Planetary scientists have gotten their closest look yet at polar storms on the ringed planet. These polar cyclones are big enough to engulf Earth.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Space

    Hubble, heal thyself

    NASA scientists are cleared to remotely switch equipment on the Hubble Space Telescope in the hopes of restoring the orbiting observatory’s function by October 16.