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By Jo Marchant of Nature magazine Prion diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) are able to jump species much more easily than previously thought.

By Jo Marchant of Nature magazine Brendan Foley peels his wetsuit to the waist and perches on the side of an inflatable boat as it skims across the sea just north of the island of Crete. [More]

By Jo Marchant of Nature magazine In a secluded stretch of desert about 300 kilometers south of Cairo, hundreds of bodies lie buried in the sand. [More]

By Jo Marchant of Nature magazine The beautifully preserved leather trappings of an ancient Egyptian chariot have been rediscovered in a storeroom of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. [More]

By Jo Marchant of Nature magazine A DNA analysis of ancient storage jars suggests that Greek sailors traded a wide range of foods--not just wine, as many historians have assumed. [More]

By Jo Marchant of Nature magazine The ancient Egyptians styled their hair using a fat-based "gel," an analysis of mummies has found. [More]

By Jo Marchant of Nature magazine Hyenas can count up to three. [More]

By Jo Marchant of Nature magazine A Roman ship found with a lead pipe piercing its hull has mystified archaeologists. [More]

By Jo Marchant Whoever saves Egypt's endangered antiquities, it will not be Zahi Hawass. [More]