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  1. Plants

    The flowers that give us chocolate are ridiculously hard to pollinate

    Cacao trees are really fussy about pollination.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Archaeology

    Modern tech unravels mysteries of Egyptian mummy portraits

    A museum exhibit showcases what modern analytical tools can reveal about ancient Egyptian funerary portraits and mummies.

    By Howard Wolinsky
  3. Tech

    Mix of metals in this Picasso sculpture provides clues to its mysterious origins

    The alloys used to cast Picasso’s bronze sculptures provide a valuable piece of the puzzle in reconstructing the histories of the works of art.

    By Kate Travis
  4. Neuroscience

    Babies can recover language skills after a left-side stroke

    Very young babies who have strokes in the language centers of their brain can recover normal language function — in the other side of their brain.