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Now Hear This: New Fossils Reveal Early Ear-Bone Evolution
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Police Killings of Unarmed Black Americans May Affect Health of Black Infants
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Evidence of New X17 Particle Reported, but Scientists Are Wary
Evolution
Evolution
Now Hear This: New Fossils Reveal Early Ear-Bone Evolution
Public Health
Public Health
Police Killings of Unarmed Black Americans May Affect Health of Black Infants
Biology
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When the Bellbird Calls You Know It
Public Health
Public Health
British Columbia’s Vaping Crackdown Could Offer a Roadmap for the Rest of the World
Rethinking the Infamous Milgram Experiment in Authoritarian Times
Evolution
Evolution
The Face of the Earliest Human Ancestor, Revealed
The Runaway Train of Cognitive Enhancement
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