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CONTEXT Life’s origin might illustrate the power of game theory BY TOM SIEGFRIED, MAR 09, 2015 04:25 PM Game theory math can describe molecular competition and cooperation, perhaps providing clues to the origin of life. Read More Read More»

NEWS IN BRIEF Possible ancestor of sponges found BY SUSAN MILIUS, MAR 09, 2015 03:00 PM An exquisitely preserved 600-million-year-old fossil from China has cell types and a shape resembling sponges, thought to be among the first multicellular animals to evolve. Read More Read More»

50 YEARS AGO Protein comparisons proposed in 1960s for tracking evolution BY LILA GUTERMAN, MAR 09, 2015 02:04 PM In 1965, two scientists spotted molecular signatures of primate divergence. The tool became widespread for studying evolution – and one researcher’s career ended in crime. Read More Read More»

More Headlines from Science News NEWS Tethys Ocean implicated in Pangaea breakup The shrinking of the Tethys Ocean may have broken up the Pangaea supercontinent. Read More BY THOMAS SUMNER, MAR 08, 2015 08:00 AM SCIENCE STATS Lemurs expected to lose much of their ranges this century As the climate warms, Madagascar’s little primates will lose habitat, threatening some with extinction. Read More BY LILA GUTERMAN, MAR 07, 2015 08:00 AM NEWS High-temperature superconductivity record awaits confirmation A hydrogen-sulfur compound under pressure may transport electrical current with no resistance at a record high temperature. Read More BY ANDREW GRANT, MAR 06, 2015 03:26 PM NEWS IN BRIEF Remote star clusters discovered on edge of Milky Way Two newly discovered star clusters are the first ever seen at the remote edges of the Milky Way. Read More BY KATE BAGGALEY, MAR 06, 2015 03:05 PM WILD THINGS How a young praying mantis makes a precision leap Videos of juvenile praying mantises flying through the air reveal how the insects manage to always make a perfect landing. Read More BY SARAH ZIELINSKI, MAR 06, 2015 02:56 PM FEATURE Sam Ting tries to expose dark matter's mysteries Particle physicist Sam Ting is applying a meticulous approach to analyzing positrons in space, testing whether they can reveal clues about dark matter. Read More BY ANDREW GRANT, MAR 06, 2015 12:27 PM NEWS Dawn spacecraft arrives at dwarf planet Ceres The Dawn spacecraft arrives at Ceres to begin a 14-month investigation of the dwarf planet. Read More BY CHRISTOPHER CROCKETT, MAR 06, 2015 09:47 AM