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  1. Physics

    How to get the biggest splash at the pool using science

    Move over belly flops and cannonballs. Manu jumps, pioneered by New Zealand’s Māori and Pasifika communities, reign supreme.

    By Elie Dolgin
  2. Humans

    FDA cuts imperil food safety, but not how you might think

    Layoffs at the FDA, USDA and CDC could erode the U.S. food safety system. Experts aren’t so worried about milk or chicken today; they’re concerned about the future.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Planetary Science

    A possible new dwarf planet skirts the solar system’s edge

    For the dwarf planet candidate, one trip around the sun takes over 24,000 years. Its orbit challenges a proposed path for a hypothetical Planet Nine.