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  1. Science & Society

    Full coverage: 2015 Nobel Prizes

    The Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry and medicine or physiology ran the gamut this year, honoring both fundamental science discoveries and research with real-world impacts.

    By Science News Staff
  2. Health & Medicine

    Fizzy bubbles carry drugs deep into wounds

    Bubble-powered drugs burrow into wounds to stop blood loss.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Astronomy

    First stars may lurk in our galactic neighborhood

    Representatives from the first generation of stars might be hiding in our cosmic backyard, masked by interstellar pollution.

    By Christopher Crockett
  4. Earth

    Giant asteroid may have triggered deadly volcano eruptions

    Increased volcanic eruptions coincided much more closely with an asteroid impact and the extinction of the dinosaurs than previously believed, a new study suggests.