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  1. Tech

    A new airplane uses charged molecules, not propellers or turbines, to fly

    A small aircraft prototype is powered by ionic wind flowing in one direction and pushing the plane in the other.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Tech

    How Twitter bots get people to spread fake news

    Automated bot accounts on Twitter help spread misinformation by strategically encouraging people to make it go viral.

    By Maria Temming
  3. Particle Physics

    Nuclear ‘knots’ could unravel the mysteries of atoms

    Skyrmions might help loosen scientific snarls in studies of atomic nuclei.

    By Emily Conover
  4. Archaeology

    A Bronze Age tomb in Israel reveals the earliest known use of vanilla

    Residue of the aromatic substance in 3 jugs dates to around 3,600 years ago.