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  1. Anthropology

    Court releases ancient skeleton

    A judge's decision gives scientists the right to study the 9,000-year-old skeleton dubbed Kennewick Man rather than turn the remains over to a coalition of Native American tribes for reburial.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Astronomy

    Reflecting on the Kuiper belt

    A new study suggests that at least some members of the Kuiper belt, the reservoir of comets and other frozen objects that lie beyond the orbit of Neptune, reflect more sunlight and are considerably smaller than previously calculated.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Health & Medicine

    Herbal cancer remedy is chock full of drugs

    An herbal remedy that had been popular among prostate cancer patients was tainted with three synthetic drugs.