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Reach for the Sky • Architects and engineers are working on ways to swap steel and glass for strong, sustainable wood-based materials.

Out of His Mind • A multidisciplinary project gives a science writer a new brain.

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Baby, Meet Microbiome • When are infants exposed to helpful bacteria for the first time?

COSMIC TIME MACHINE

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Sleep Apnea? • Blame Your Fat Tongue

Better Espresso, According to Science • When beans are ground too fine, they can gum up the espresso machine — affecting the taste of the final product.

MORE PAGES TO TURN

WHAT WE’RE READING • Nerve: Adventures in the Science of Fear

Downward Spiral • Sporadic fainting sends a woman to the hospital. What’s causing her lights to go out?

More Than Child’s Play • Researchers piece together the stories of the smallest ancient laborers.

OUT OF OUR MINES • Researchers prospect for increasingly essential elements from both natural ores and human-made wastes.

FAST FACTS

HEAD CASES • 5 SKULLS THAT SHOOK UP THE STORY OF HUMAN EVOLUTION.

Piecing Together the Hominin Puzzle • When it comes to understanding our lineage, the more we learn, the more paleoanthropologists want to find out.

WILL A.I. MAKE MEDICINE MORE HUMAN? • Cardiologist Eric Topol explores how machine learning could help doctors reconnect with patients.

ACTION! • WE’RE NOT POWERLESS AGAINST THE BYSTANDER EFFECT. HERE’S HOW SOME PEOPLE OVERCOME IT — AND WHY.

Awe-Struck • Psychologists say extraordinary experiences create more than just good memories.

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A Universe of Galaxies • The universe is awash in islands of matter — some 100 billion galaxies make up the basic building blocks of the cosmos.

Welcome to the Neighborhood • The Milky Way and Andromeda rule over a motley collection of a few dozen galaxies.

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