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Caption: Many scientists today are finding that too much time spent indoors — at least during childhood — may affect vision, making it hard to see distant objects clearly. Doctors refer to this nearsightedness as myopia. Studies have found that kids who regularly spend time on computers have an increased risk of being diagnosed with myopia. Credit: iStockphoto
Humans & Health

Fuzzy future

Kids may suffer impaired vision from spending too little time outdoors, studies suggest

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Inspired medical research

Teens make real advances in biomedical science

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Infectious animals

Critters spread many germs that can sicken each other — and even kill people

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Stem cells: The secret to change

Unusual, versatile cells hold the key to regrowing lost tissues

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Royal Ontario Museum scientist Oliver Haddrath must wear protective clothing when working with ancient DNA. This ensures his DNA doesn’t get mixed up with the genetic material he is analyzing. Credit: Royal Ontario Museum
Humans & Health

Cool Jobs: Museum science

Samples collected long ago may hold answers to important questions in science and medicine today

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Ancient Times
  • American cannibals
    Artists and scientists worked together to create this sculpture that shows what Jane, a colonial American, might have looked like. A study of the teen’s remains indicates she was cannibalized after she died. Credit: StudioEIS, Don Hurlbert/Smithsonian

    Skull fragment suggests starving colonists may have eaten one of their own

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Body & Health
  • Fuzzy future
    Caption: Many scientists today are finding that too much time spent indoors — at least during childhood — may affect vision, making it hard to see distant objects clearly. Doctors refer to this nearsightedness as myopia. Studies have found that kids who regularly spend time on computers have an increased risk of being diagnosed with myopia. Credit: iStockphoto

    Kids may suffer impaired vision from spending too little time outdoors, studies suggest
  • Inspired medical research
  • New life for a used organ
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Brain & Behavior
  • A mind for math
    A child’s talent for learning math may relate to the size and wiring of different parts of the brain. Credit: iStockphoto

    A part of the brain associated with making memories may also predict success in learning math
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  • The stuff of dreams
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Food & Nutrition
  • Tomatoes’ tasteless green gene
    Modern tomatoes (all-over light green fruits at right) lack the correct version of a gene that helps them make flavorful molecules. In its correct form, the gene results in a tastier tomato with a dark green patch at the top (fruits at left). Credit: Courtesy of Hakan Aktas.

    Choosing tomatoes for color reduces fruit’s flavor, study finds
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