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  1. Anthropology

    Modern chimp brains share similarities with ancient hominids

    MRIs suggest certain brain folding patterns don’t mark ancient humanlike neural advances after all, raising questions about hominid brain evolution.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Animals

    Humpback whale bumps have marine biologists stumped

    Christine Gabriele is taking tissue samples from humpback whales in Hawaii to determine why more and more have nodular dermatitis.

    By Lesley Evans Ogden
  3. Planetary Science

    This spinning moon shows where debris from giant impacts fell

    A new map shows that light-colored lunar plains point back to huge impact basins, raising questions about the age and history of the moon.

    By Lisa Grossman
  4. Science & Society

    How past disasters can help us prepare for the future

    In The Big Ones, seismologist Lucy Jones examines the science behind some of the most catastrophic natural disasters in human history.