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  1. Astronomy

    A claimed hint of alien life whips up spirited debate

    Astronomers have a lot of thoughts about the latest paper claiming we’ve found the strongest hints of alien life yet on the distant planet K2 18b.

    By Lisa Grossman
  2. Space

    A NASA rover finally found Mars’ missing carbon

    The Curiosity rover identified hidden caches of the mineral siderite, which could help explain why Mars lost its habitable climate.

    By Lisa Grossman
  3. Health & Medicine

    Clinical trials face uncertain futures amid Trump cuts

    The Trump administration has reportedly disrupted over 100 clinical trials. Science News spoke to researchers about the impacts on four of them.

    By McKenzie Prillaman
  4. Astronomy

    Yes, there really is a black hole on the loose in Sagittarius

    Astronomers now agree: They’ve spotted the first isolated stellar-mass black hole ever seen.