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  1. Anthropology

    Conflict reigns over the history and origins of money

    Thousands of years ago, money took different forms as a means of debt payment, archaeologists and anthropologists say.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Anthropology

    How an ancient stone money system works like cryptocurrency

    Money has ancient and mysterious pedigrees that go way beyond coins.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Microbes

    How a slime mold near death packs bacteria to feed the next generation

    Social amoebas that farm bacteria for food use proteins to preserve the crop for their offspring.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Planetary Science

    What does Mars’ lake mean for the search for life on the Red Planet?

    A lake spotted hiding under Martian ice could support life, but finding out if anything lives there could be challenging.