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  1. Quantum Physics

    Physicists get answers from computer that didn’t run

    By exploiting the quirks of quantum mechanics, physicists consistently determined what a quantum computer would have done without actually running the computer.

    By Andrew Grant
  2. Anthropology

    Chilean desert cemetery tells tale of ancient trade specialists

    Burial site holds clues to ancient trade brokers in Chilean desert.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Climate

    Katrina’s legacy: Refining hurricane forecasting

    Ten years following Hurricane Katrina’s formation, the storm’s devastating legacy in New Orleans and beyond continues to drive storm forecast improvements.

    By Thomas Sumner
  4. Life

    Extinction in lab bottle was a fluke, experiment finds

    Extinction in a bottle was a random catastrophe, not survival of the fittest.