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Latest from Science News 01/29/2015 Become a Subscribing Member» SCIENCE TICKER Ebola vaccine performs well in U.K. human trial BY HELEN THOMPSON, JAN 28, 2015 05:28 PM A vaccine that protects against the Zaire strain of Ebola turns in promising preliminary results from a human trial. Read More Read More» NEWS Oldest solar system unearthed by Kepler BY CHRISTOPHER CROCKETT, JAN 28, 2015 03:10 PM Five rocky planets orbit the 11.2-billion-year-old star Kepler 444, suggesting that Earth-sized worlds formed in the early universe. Read More Read More» NEWS IN BRIEF Israeli fossil may recast history of first Europeans BY BRUCE BOWER, JAN 28, 2015 01:00 PM New find suggests humans mated with Neandertals in Middle East before taking on Europe. Read More Read More» More Headlines from Science News EDITOR'S NOTE Contemplating the coming of the drones Editor in Chief, Eva Emerson, contemplates the pros and cons of small drones flocking to our skies and the science behind them, discussed in this issue's feature on animal flight research. Read More BY EVA EMERSON, JAN 28, 2015 09:00 AM CONTEXT Top 10 scientific mysteries for the 21st century Solving the Top 10 scientific mysteries facing the 21st century will not be all fun but could be mostly games. Read More BY TOM SIEGFRIED, JAN 28, 2015 08:00 AM NEWS IN BRIEF Highway bridge noise disturbs fish’s hearing In the lab, blacktail shiners had trouble hearing courtship growls over Alabama bridge traffic recordings. Read More BY SUSAN MILIUS, JAN 28, 2015 06:00 AM WILD THINGS Ant-eating bears help plants A complex web of interactions gives a boost to rabbitbrush plants when black bears consume ants. Read More BY SARAH ZIELINSKI, JAN 27, 2015 05:44 PM NEWS Immune system may remember and adapt to stress Mice without immune systems who receive stressed immune cells are less anxious and more social, suggesting that the immune system can adapt to stress. Read More BY ASHLEY YEAGER, JAN 27, 2015 05:00 PM NEWS IN BRIEF Chameleon tongue power underestimated A South African chameleon species can shoot its tongue with up to 41,000 watts of power per kilogram of muscle involved, a new study finds. Read More BY SUSAN MILIUS, JAN 27, 2015 04:05 PM NEWS IN BRIEF Superbugs take flight from cattle farms Winds can carry antibiotics and drug-resistant bacteria from cattle farms to downwind communities. Read More BY BETH MOLE, JAN 27, 2015 02:34 PM