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A version of this article appears in the July 29, 1989 issue of Science News.

Multispectral photography of 43,000-year-old red pigment on a rock in Spain revealed an embedded fingerprint. Each red line is about 0.5 millimeters wide. The most likely culprit was an

adult man painting with the tip of his finger.

The food given to dairy cows affected the nutritional value and sensory traits of Cantal, a firm, unpasteurized cheese from the Auvergne region in central France.

What makes the perfect splash? Scientists cracked the physics behind Manu jumping, a cannonball-style splash sport from the Māori and Pasifika communities of New Zealand.

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