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  1. Science & Society

    What nuclear weapons experts will watch for under Trump 

    As Trump takes office, issues of arms control, the U.S. arsenal and weapons testing will be on the radar for many nuclear weapons researchers.

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  2. Physics

    Hula-hooping robots reveal the physics behind keeping rings aloft

    The gyrations of hoop-slinging robots reveal that hourglass-shaped objects are best at keeping a hoop in the air.

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  3. Life

    Early human ancestors didn’t regularly eat meat

    Chemicals in the tooth enamel of Australopithecus suggest the early human ancestors ate very little meat, dining on vegetation instead.

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  4. Megadroughts are on the rise worldwide

    One of the most extreme megadroughts has helped fuel wildfires in Los Angeles County and elsewhere in California.