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Bones of Invention: German cave yields Stone Age figurines
Three ivory figurines found in southwestern Germany may belong to one of the world's oldest known art traditions, dating to more than 30,000 years ago.
By Bruce Bower - Archaeology
Bones of Invention: German cave yields Stone Age figurines
Three ivory figurines found in southwestern Germany may belong to one of the world's oldest known art traditions, dating to more than 30,000 years ago.
By Bruce Bower - Health & Medicine
Cardiac Connection: Lupus patients exhibit signs of heart disease
Lupus patients have more signs of atherosclerosis than do healthy people, suggesting that the inflammation that causes many lupus symptoms also damages blood vessels.
By Nathan Seppa - Health & Medicine
Cardiac Connection: Lupus patients exhibit signs of heart disease
Lupus patients have more signs of atherosclerosis than do healthy people, suggesting that the inflammation that causes many lupus symptoms also damages blood vessels.
By Nathan Seppa - Health & Medicine
Hard mattresses not best for back pain
People sleeping on medium-firm mattresses report less pain than those sleeping on firm mattresses, contradicting a long-held belief that harder is better.
By Nathan Seppa - Health & Medicine
Hard mattresses not best for back pain
People sleeping on medium-firm mattresses report less pain than those sleeping on firm mattresses, contradicting a long-held belief that harder is better.
By Nathan Seppa - Anthropology
Baboons demonstrate social proficiency
Wild baboons exhibit a richer, more complex social life than scientists have often assumed, according to two new studies.
By Bruce Bower - Anthropology
Baboons demonstrate social proficiency
Wild baboons exhibit a richer, more complex social life than scientists have often assumed, according to two new studies.
By Bruce Bower - Humans
Science News of the Year 2003
A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2003.
By Science News - Humans
Undignified Science
Research advances in 2003 heralded a string of unexpected scientific indignities that will occur in the future, at least in the fevered imagination of one writer.
By Bruce Bower