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  1. Planetary Science

    Two travelers from far beyond Neptune return home

    Two bodies approaching from the edge of the solar system may have been tossed out there by Jupiter over 4 billion years ago.

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  2. Environment

    Spiders enlisted as pollution sensors for rivers

    Hunting arachnids provide a better picture of chemical threats to food web.

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  3. Life

    Study finds lack of evidence for infanticide link to monogamy

    A new study contradicts idea that the rise of infanticide among mammals drove the evolution of monogamy.

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  4. Climate

    Lightning strikes will surge with climate change

    Climate warming could boost lightning strikes in the United States by roughly 50 percent over the next century.