Editor in chief Nancy Shute recounts the 50-year anniversary of the hominid’s discovery, which upended the study of human evolution.
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The first samples from the farside of the moon contain signs of surprising volcanic activity near the lunar south pole.
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EPA to study tap water carcinogens — Science News, November 16, 1974 There is evidence that clean drinking water in
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Off the coast of the Solomon Islands lurks a centuries-old being that is so immense, it can be seen from
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Nearly two dozen pesticides are associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer in the United States, researchers report November
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On a warm, sunny day in April, biologists David Duffy and Jessica Farrell prepare to motor down the Matanzas River
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Close your eyes and imagine a sound, someone’s voice, coming from your left. It slowly shifts to come from behind
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A molecule in lizard saliva may make it easier to find certain tumors in the pancreas. Insulinomas — benign tumors
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Inside a specially constructed safe at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa sit the fragile remains of the
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An extended childhood, a hallmark of human development, may have gotten off to an ancient and unusual start. One of
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