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  1. Humans

    Sociologists looking at risky behavior plunge into the gene pool

    A new study of youths reveals that social scientists’ opinions still vary on the potential of studying how genes interact with social contexts.

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  2. Astronomy

    Celestial wish list

    A panel of astronomers ranks proposed astrophysics projects for the coming decade.

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  3. Physics

    As the icicle turns

    Drip by drip, a new machine freezes out an existing theory.

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  4. Space

    Twinkle, twinkle, little dot

    A faint object was once thought to be the first extrasolar planet to be photographed. Then it wasn’t. But now it may go down in the history books after all.