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  1. Cosmology

    The past according to Planck: Cosmologists got a lot right

    New results from the Planck satellite largely support cosmologists’ theories, but leave the door open for new discoveries.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    New HPV shot fends off more types of the virus

    A new vaccine that covers more strains of the human papillomavirus protects better against cervical and other cancers.

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  3. Anthropology

    Fossil teeth flesh out ancient kids’ varied growth rates

    X-ray technique sheds light on hominids’ developmental variety.

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  4. Genetics

    Catalog of DNA modifications produces surprises

    A map of chemical modifications of DNA and its associated proteins shows how the genome changes during development and disease.