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  1. Earth

    Useful metals get unearthed in U.S. mines, then they’re tossed

    Recovering these metals from mining by-products destined for waste sites could offset the need to import them from elsewhere or open new mines.

    By Nikk Ogasa
  2. Health & Medicine

    Elderly cats with dementia may hold clues for Alzheimer’s

    Immune cells in aging cat brains with amyloid beta destroy nerve endings, mimicking the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in humans.

    By Claudia López Lloreda
  3. Health & Medicine

    Scientists perform the first pig-to-human lung transplant

    The genetically modified lung remained viable for nine days, but the recipient’s immune responses need more research, scientists say.

    By Skyler Ware
  4. Animals

    The mysterious, extinct ‘Fuegian dog’ was actually a semi-tame fox

    Historic European accounts long described the canids as domesticated dogs.