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  1. Genetics

    Why using genetic genealogy to solve crimes could pose problems

    Rules governing how police can use DNA searches in genealogy databases aren’t clear, raising civil rights and privacy concerns.

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  2. Animals

    In a conservation catch-22, efforts to save quolls might endanger them

    After 13 generations isolated from predators, the endangered northern quoll lost its fear of them.

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  3. Climate

    Tropical cyclones have slowed over the last 70 years

    Tropical cyclones are moving 10 percent slower, on average, than they did in the mid-20th century, potentially making them more dangerous.

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  4. Particle Physics

    If real, dark fusion could help demystify this physics puzzle

    Fusing dark matter particles might explain why galaxy cores have evenly distributed dark matter.

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  5. Environment

    A big analysis of environmental data strengthens the case for plant-based diets

    A new study calculates the bonus for the planet of choosing more foods from plants.

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  6. Life

    Dogs carry a surprising variety of flu viruses

    Dogs in China carry a wider variety of flu viruses than previously thought, and may be capable of passing the flu to humans.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    What we know — and don’t know — about a new migraine drug

    A migraine prevention drug was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. But some questions about the therapy remain.

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  8. Particle Physics

    Mysterious neutrino surplus hints at the existence of new particles

    Neutrinos show up in greater numbers than expected in an experiment, possibly bolstering the idea of a fourth type of the particle.

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  9. Neuroscience

    Here’s why scientists are questioning whether ‘sonic attacks’ are real

    Sonic attacks would be hard to pull off and a terrible way of incapacitating diplomats, experts say.

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  10. Planetary Science

    Never-before-seen dunes on Pluto spotted in New Horizons images

    Images from the New Horizons spacecraft reveal dunes on Pluto — but the sand-sized grains must have had an unusual boost to get moving.

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  11. Genetics

    Guidelines call for limits to whole genome testing for fetuses

    Powerful tests offer unprecedented detail about fetal genomes. But whole-genome tests aren’t ready for widespread use yet, doctors caution.

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  12. Paleontology

    Oldest known lizard fossil pushes group’s origins back 75 million years

    CT scan reveals hidden identity of an unusual lizard fossil found years ago in the Italian Alps.

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