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  1. Archaeology

    7 stone tools might rewrite the timeline of hominid migration in Indonesia 

    Excavated implements suggest a Homo species arrived on Sulawesi over 1 million years ago, before a nearby island hosted hobbit ancestors.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Plants

    A newly discovered gene helped this moss defy gravity

    A gene called IBSH1 helped spreading earthmoss thrive at high gravity, hinting at how plants adapted to photosynthesize on land.

    By Saugat Bolakhe
  3. Genetics

    This snail may hold a secret to human eye regeneration

    Golden apple snails can regrow full, functional eyes. Studying their genes may reveal how to repair human eye injuries.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Plants

    These plants build ant condos that keep warring species apart 

    The unique architecture of some ball-like plants high in trees in Fiji lets violent ants live peacefully and feed the plant with valuable droppings.