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  1. Humans

    Pieces of Homo naledi story continue to puzzle

    Researchers defend Homo naledi as a new hominid species and debate how it reached an underground cave.

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  2. Quantum Physics

    Information is physical, even in quantum systems, study suggests

    A thermodynamic principle says that deleting information generates heat, and now, scientists say that goes for quantum systems, too.

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  3. Climate

    Wildfire shifts could dump more ice-melting soot in Arctic

    Wildfires will emit more soot into the air in many regions by the end of the century, new simulations show.

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  4. Environment

    EPA boosts estimate of U.S.