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Two new studies show human evolution in action:http://scim.ag/24Y0Ldm 

What eleven 2,300-year-old stallions are telling us about horse-human history:http://scim.ag/24XP5r9 

Richard Parks' research expedition to Mt. Everest has been cut short -- but not before finding some unusual results:http://scim.ag/1R6QD8k 

Solving the giraffe's genetic riddles:http://scim.ag/22f8B0w 

The aqueducts of the Roman Empire created a historical record of the cities they servedhttp://scim.ag/1TgYqmq 

Spider webs remain taut no matter how far they are stretched or compressedhttp://scim.ag/1Tk6aWV 

What your phone metadata can reveal about you:http://scim.ag/1Td6s5f 

Household cleaners can now be used for hi-tech cryptography:http://scim.ag/1qnH3bm 

Sen. Flake flunks his own 20 questions. His attack on research grants ignores the real payoff to STEM workforcehttp://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/analysis-senator-s-attack-cheerleading-study-obscures-government-s-role-training …

How much do you know about the latest eukaryote news? Try out this week's Science Quiz!http://scim.ag/1ThD4c1 

The new @WhiteHouse National Microbiome Initiative brings together $500 million to fund microbiome research:http://scim.ag/1TCrpRk 

Rounding up the week's most popular science stories:http://scim.ag/1UZp0oN 

If previous viruses are any indication, the spread of Zika in the United States won't be a disaster:http://scim.ag/1TT0SSj 

It's becoming increasingly clear that the first humans reached the New World over 14,000 years ago:http://scim.ag/24QrecQ 

Save the rainforests! Even the younger ones:http://scim.ag/1Tb4LmV 

What virus is Australia using to get rid of invasive carp? Learn more in our weekly science news quiz:http://scim.ag/1T6YXJN 

The "Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission" is providing results faster than anyone expected:http://scim.ag/1TRTruO 

France Cordova lays out NSF's research agenda for the next president and Congresshttp://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/nsf-director-unveils-big-ideas-eye-next-president-and-congress …

How wet the ground is can affect whether it rains the next day -- but the effect flips depending on where you life:http://scim.ag/24Ot0LH 

Taking one more step towards explaining the origins of life on Earth:http://scim.ag/1VULFUg 

Mitochondria are a critical power source for most human cells -- but at least one eukaryote doesn't need them at allhttp://scim.ag/1rI28OY 

What obligations do medical researchers have to their study volunteers? One woman's story is raising questions:http://scim.ag/1qeppqr 

A new study could lead to more accurate diagnostic tools for Alzheimer's disease:http://scim.ag/21XkFmU 

The link between Zika and microcephaly just got a lot stronger:http://scim.ag/1ZFKm9O 

Culling wolves just encourages poachers to kill more wolves illegally:http://scim.ag/1USwDgA 

NASA's Kepler satellite has discovered nearly 1,300 new planets outside our solar system:http://scim.ag/21TUEVC 

Five healthy calves have just been born -- genetically edited to be hornless:http://scim.ag/1QXG3k6 

A new study uses Wikipedia page views to infer the world's most popular reptiles:http://scim.ag/1T471c7 

A detailed genetic study shows how Venus flytraps evolved to turn the tables on their attackers:http://scim.ag/1XjK6i4 

Check out 5 of the 2034 new plants that were discovered last year:http://scim.ag/1rEN3Ol 

Six projects in the running for the #OpenSciencePrize to harness the power of biomedical data http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/six-finalists-compete-open-science-prize … via @sciencemagazine

Geologists studying Earth's air pressure from 3 billion years ago have found some surprising results:http://scim.ag/1WjwR1v 

Six teams of researchers are changing research through open data -- for a $230,000 grand prize:http://scim.ag/1Nok5MC 

A new "second skin" gel could help millions suffering from eczema and psoriasis:http://scim.ag/1Ty8xTr 

Our latest Science Quiz is up! Test your knowledge on the last week of science news:http://scim.ag/1T6YXJN 

The rare genetic disease from "Lorenzo's Oil" may soon have a new treatment:http://scim.ag/1TOsgAV 

Scientists reached "ground zero" of the crater that killed the dinos this week. Other top science stories:http://scim.ag/1UFnUhO 

Paleontologists have discovered the world's oldest sea-dwelling vegetarian reptile:http://scim.ag/1ZnuMzE 

Tiger moths don't jam bat sonar with their ultrasonic clicking -- but they do give them a stern warning:http://scim.ag/270AGMF 

11,000 of @sciencemagazine's readers took a survey about pirating academic papers. Here are the results:http://scim.ag/1NlTOP1 

Dung beetles may have evolved to eat dinosaur poop:http://scim.ag/1rxJedj 

How do you retire a 5-ton whale?http://scim.ag/26XDWZj 

Two space physicists might have explained a series of odd radar blips that have puzzled researchers for decades:http://scim.ag/1NkULXU 

Good things come to bats who wait:http://scim.ag/1SR6Rog