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  1. Archaeology

    Ancient seafarers built the Mediterranean’s largest known sacred pool

    The Olympic-sized pool, once thought to be an artificial inner harbor, helped Phoenicians track the stars and their gods, excavations reveal.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Health & Medicine

    A gene therapy for hemophilia boosts levels of a crucial clotting protein

    A one-time, gene-based treatment for hemophilia increased the amount of a necessary blood clotting protein in men with a severe form of the disease.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Materials Science

    This fabric can hear your heartbeat

    With special fibers that convert tiny vibrations to voltages, a new fabric senses sounds, letting it act as a microphone or a speaker.

    By Carolyn Wilke
  4. Physics

    Physicists explain the mesmerizing movements of raindrops on car windshields

    Wind and gravity compete to make some raindrops go up while others slide down, a mathematical analysis suggests.