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THE LATEST NEWS AND NOTES • ANCIENT ADHD • TARDIGRADE TOUGH • WHAT TO WEAR IN SPACE TESTING BRONZE AGE ARMOR • SCRATCHING SCIENCE

AN ANCIENT ADAPTATION • RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT PEOPLE WITH ADHD ARE BETTER AT FORAGING, AN ESSENTIAL SKILL FOR PREHISTORIC HOMO SAPIENS.

MADE TO LAST • SCIENTISTS INVESTIGATE HOW ONE OF THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST CREATURES COULD TRANSFORM MEDICINE.

DRESSING FOR THE FINAL FRONTIER • MAKE SURE YOU PICK YOUR SPACE OUTFIT WELL — YOU’LL BE IN IT FOR A WHILE.

MARINE TESTED, ARCHAEOLOGIST APPROVED • SIMULATIONS WITH MODERN MARINES SHOW THAT THE 3,500-YEAR-OLD DENDRA ARMOR WAS A BOON IN BRONZE AGE BATTLE.

THE SCIENCE OF SCRATCHING • THE BRAIN’S APPETITE FOR A GOOD SCRATCH IS INSATIABLE, AND SCIENTISTS ARE STARTING TO UNDERSTAND WHY.

Love, Love Me Do • SHE WAS OBSESSED WITH A SINGER IN HER FAVORITE BAND. BUT THEN SHE CROSSED THE LINE FROM SUPER-FAN TO STALKER.

Unraveling the Power of Silk • HEALERS HAVE TREATED THEIR PATIENTS WITH SILK THROUGHOUT HISTORY. NOW THEY’RE HARNESSING ITS STRENGTH, BIOCOMPATIBILITY, AND BIODEGRADABILITY IN INNOVATIVE NEW WAYS.

LIFE AND DEATH IN A LIVING LABORATORY • JOIN AN INTREPID TEAM OF CITIZEN SCIENTISTS AS THEY BRAVE THE WILDERNESS AND THE ELEMENTS TO HELP RESEARCHERS GATHER CRITICAL DATA FOR THE OLDEST PREDATOR-PREY STUDY ON THE PLANET.

A WINTER TOO WARM

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A MOOSEWATCHER?

BODIES OF KNOWLEDGE • Mummies have mystified and fascinated humankind for centuries. But thanks to modern science, they’ve enlightened us as well. Here’s what we’ve learned from some of the most famous preserved bodies in history.

The Writing ON THE WALL • HANDWRITING IS ON THE DECLINE, BUT WHAT WILL WE LOSE IF IT DISAPPEARS?

COMPARING NOTES

Creatures of Compassion • WHETHER EMPATHY EXISTS IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM REMAINS A CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC, BUT A GROWING BODY OF RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT EVEN THE TINIEST CREATURES MAY POSSESS SOME DESIRE TO AID OR COMFORT OTHERS IN THEIR SPECIES.

BRINGING THE PACKS BACK