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  1. Climate

    Weather forecasting is getting a high-speed makeover

    Meteorologists are throwing new technology at the problem of weather forecasting to provide faster and more precise predictions of the coming weather.

    By Thomas Sumner
  2. Astronomy

    Celebrating 25 years of the Hubble Space Telescope

    The Hubble Space Telescope has served for more than two decades as the sharpest eyes ever to peer into the universe.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Environment

    Five years on, Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s impact lingers

    Five years after the Gulf of Mexico’s largest disaster, researchers are still studying its ecological impact and struggling to learn the fate of most of the spilled oil.

    By Beth Mole
  4. Archaeology

    Telling stories from stone tools

    Existing stone tool categories may hide more than they reveal.