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  1. Genetics

    Indonesia’s pygmies didn’t descend from hobbits, DNA analysis suggests

    Short people living on the Indonesian island of Flores don’t appear to have DNA from controversial, small-bodied Stone Age hominids called hobbits.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Paleontology

    Fossil teeth show how a mass extinction scrambled shark evolution

    The dinosaur-destroying mass extinction event didn’t wipe out sharks, but it did change their fate.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  3. Anthropology

    Cremated remains reveal hints of who is buried at Stonehenge

    Ancient stone monument held burials of people from more than 200 kilometers away, a new study suggests.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Health & Medicine

    Google Glass could help children with autism socialize with others

    Google Glass has a new lease on life, and this time it’s helping children with autism improve their social skills, a pilot trial suggests.