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When Did Humans Begin Hurling Spears?

New hunting technique allowed killing at a safe distance

Top Stories: A Shocking Way to Improve Math Skills, Kepler Malfunctions, and More

Some of our favorite stories of the week

ScienceShot: Fungi Provide an Early Warning System for Plants

Fungus alerts plants to aphid attack

ScienceShot: Easy Hiking, and Biking, on Titan

First global topographic map of Saturn's big moon shows a subdued landscape

Podcast: Apes, Monkeys, Kiwis, and Tigers. Oh My!

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week

ScienceShot: A Future Baby's Revealing First Photos

Technique could improve success rates of IVF

U.S. Senate Confirms Ernest Moniz as Secretary of Energy

MIT physicist had served as undersecretary during Clinton administration

ScienceShot: Chalk + Glass = Beauty

Scientists discover simple set of design rules for creating complex shapes

Trouble With Math? Maybe You Should Get Your Brain Zapped

Study shows that electrical brain stimulation speeds mathematical learning

Atlantic Coast Warping Like a 'Magic Carpet'

Discovery may change how geologists reconstruct past climate

ScienceShot: Invasive Ladybug Carries Fatal Parasite

Infectious fungus key to beetle’s success

In 'Insurrection,' Scientists, Editors Call for Abandoning Journal Impact Factors

Research community urged to stop judging scientists by where their papers are published

NSF Says No to Congressman's Request for Reviewer Comments

House science panel wanted details on why NSF funded five social science research projects

Malfunction Could Mark the End of NASA's Kepler Mission

Planet-hunting spacecraft has lost pointing ability

ScienceShot: Zipping Around Uranus and Neptune

The two giant worlds have only shallow winds

ScienceShot: Stinky Feet Smell Sweet to Malaria-Infected Mosquitoes

Insects three times more likely to be drawn to the human odor than their uninfected counterparts

'MERS' Makes Its Debut in a Scientific Journal

Coronavirus study group publishes proposal to end confusion about new virus's name

Study of Controversial Dam Reveals Hidden Dependence on Rainforest

Deforestation in Amazon reduces electricity from hydropower dams by up to 40%

Fossils May Pinpoint Critical Split Between Apes and Monkeys

Key evolutionary event eventually gave rise to human beings

Rising Numbers May Not Be Enough to Save Tigers and Kiwis

Loss of genetic diversity may doom some of the cats and birds
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Human Stem Cells From Cloning, Finally

This time it looks like it's for real: Researchers have made personalized human embryonic stem cells with a method similar to how Dolly the sheep was cloned—though with an added jolt of caffeine.


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