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THE CRUX • THE LATEST SCIENCE NEWS AND NOTES
Cataloging Life • Biologists’ most ambitious plan is just firing up.
Finding a Barrow, Barely • Even with the latest tech, luck plays a role in archaeological discovery.
A COSMIC LINEUP
TRENDING
Hard to Swallow • A healthy 70-year-old starts to lose weight, energy and the ability to drink and eat.
Making Sense of Mommy Brain • A new mother wants to know if she’s losing her mind, or if it’s all in her head.
What About Daddy Brain?
At Beaver Creek, The Extraordinary Awaits You • Why winter in Colorado is such a draw
THE STATE OF SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE • As our world faces unprecedented change, scientists amp up efforts to understand what the future holds.
Eyes in the Sky • New satellites launched this year will provide data about Earth’s water and ice.
World Wakes to Plastic Perils
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GENETICS • Researchers continue to wrangle with CRISPR while others debate the ethics of catching criminals with public genealogy data.
Genealogy Data Cracks Golden State Killer Case, But Is It Ethical?
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HUMAN ORIGINS • Researchers gain insights into human brain evolution and find evidence of our ancestors in new places.
Our Expanding Story
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FLORA & FAUNA • From huge penguin colonies to the tiniest of flies, researchers are making some extreme discoveries about Earth’s biodiversity — and the threats it faces.
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SPACE • Powerful black holes, the solar system, faraway galaxies and more spill their secrets.
Staring Down the Barrel of a Black Hole
Things Are Looking Up • Thanks to telescopes and probes, our solar system becomes a little less mysterious.
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OUR FITFUL PLANET
ARCHAEOLOGY • Ancient DNA analysis unlocks the complexity of human migrations, and drones and lasers reveal hidden structures.
Drone’s-Eye View
Ice Capsule to Ancient Europe
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MATH • Mathematical collaborations yield breakthroughs.
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MEDICINE • A potential HIV vaccine and new ways to decode gut woes raise hopes, while cloning passes a key milestone.
Gutting It Out
Potential New Weapon in HIV Battle
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PALEONTOLOGY • Fossils from unexpected places, and new ways to study them, are changing how we see the deep past.
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NEUROSCIENCE • Alzheimer’s drugs have a rocky year, while neurons surprise researchers with an unexpected ability.
2018: Trials and Tribulations
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THE ULTIMATE ROAD TRIP
POLICY • From the EPA’s Pruitt to a burgeoning Space Force, policy influenced science in a big way in 2018.
Is Space Force for Real?
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Net Neutrality’s Gone. What Does This Mean?
WHAT WE LOST IN THE FIRE
CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS • Physicists rediscover lost arts and useful materials.
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TECH • Quantum computing gets its “Hello World” moment, and water harvesters make a splash.
Facebook Faces the Music
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It’s Raining Water Harvesters • The World Water Council estimates over a billion people don’t...