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Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week. A recap of the coolest photos featured on Live Science.

Why do we know so little about the man who first read a word in our genetic code? A fine but brief biography tells the tale of Marshall Nirenberg

16-year-old Paul Vermeesch recreate the impossible structures in M.C. Escher's Relativity--but with a Star Wars theme--in LEGO. --

ROBOTICS: Don't blame the robots for lost manufacturing jobs Scott Andes & Mark Muro | Brookings Institute "The substantial variation of the degree to which countries deploy robots should provide clues. If robots are...

In a very short time we've come a long way in our understanding of how the world works. But what's going to happen when we fully understand the cosmos? (full text available to subscribers)

A stark black disc haloed by streaks of light -- a team of scientists captured this image of a total solar eclipse over the Arctic in March.

With neither Labour nor Conservatives pledging to protect research budgets, public-spending cuts could hit labs around the UK, says campaigner Jennifer Rohn

When pain persists, always see a doctor -- too many head and neck cancers grow deadly while they are ignored.

Horses are ungulates -- mammals with hooves. There are more than 400 different breeds.

People who have problems sleeping may also be more sensitive to pain, new research finds.

Ancient DNA is now helping identify specific origins of slave skeletons found in Caribbean.