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  1. Microbes

    Random changes in behavior speed bacteria evolution

    Microbes can speed up evolution by changing phenotypes.

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  2. Planetary Science

    Computer simulations heat up hunt for Planet Nine

    A giant planet in the far outer solar system could explain orbital oddities of bodies in the fringes of the Kuiper belt.

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  3. Neuroscience

    Immune system gene leads to schizophrenia clue

    Excessive snipping of nerve cell connections may contribute to schizophrenia.

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  4. Archaeology

    Babylonians used geometry to track Jupiter’s movements

    Babylonians took a geometric leap to track Jupiter’s movements long before European astronomers did.

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  5. Genetics

    Mice can be male without Y chromosome

    Researchers bypass the Y chromosome to make male mice.