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  1. Science & Society

    Economics Nobel nudges behavioral economist into the limelight

    Behavioral economist Richard Thaler started influential investigations of behavioral economics, which earned him the 2017 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Tech

    Superbugs may meet their match in these nanoparticles

    Quantum dots and antibiotics hit bacteria with a one-two punch.

    By Maria Temming
  3. Tech

    New atomic clock is most precise yet

    This next-gen atomic clock ticks at a steady beat, but time will tell just how well it tells time.

    By Maria Temming
  4. Agriculture

    Much of the world’s honey now contains bee-harming pesticides

    A controversial group of chemicals called neonicotinoids has a global impact, tests of honey samples show.