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  1. Materials Science

    Perovskites power up the solar industry

    Perovskites are the latest hot materials in solar energy production.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Earth

    How earthquake scientists eavesdrop on North Korea’s nuclear blasts

    Researchers monitor the power and location of underground nuclear weapons testing by North Korea.

    By Alexandra Witze
  3. Genetics

    DNA evidence is rewriting domestication origin stories

    DNA studies are rewriting the how-we-met stories of domestication.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Anthropology

    How humans (maybe) domesticated themselves

    Prior to taming other species, humans selected for more docile traits among fellow Homo sapiens, a slew of recent studies suggest.

    By Erika Engelhaupt
  5. Quantum Physics

    Quantum computers are about to get real

    Qubit-based machines are gearing up to solve problems that are out of reach for even the most powerful supercomputers.