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  1. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    How the moon got its water, plus more in this week’s news.

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  2. Humans

    Adaptive no more

    A potential benefit in prehistoric lean times, genetic variant may increase risk of gestational diabetes today.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Allergic to cancer

    Having an overactive immune system may protect against certain types of brain tumor, a study suggests.

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  4. Humans

    Humans

    How cell phones exert subtle mind control, plus more in this week’s news.

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  5. Space

    The sun, captured from all the angles

    NASA reveals the first 360-degree panorama of the sun, which should enable early detection of potentially damaging solar storms.

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  6. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    Billions of particles get entangled, plus more in this week’s news.

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  7. Earth

    Earth/Environment

    Licorice may be a natural alternative to antibiotics on hog farms, plus more in this week’s news.

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  8. Earth

    Extinctions breed carbon chaos

    Massive die-off left ecosystems vulnerable, an analysis suggests.

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  9. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Smoking can damage DNA in a flash, plus more in this week's news.

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  10. Astronomy

    Supernova to superfluid

    Neutron stars, some of the densest objects in the universe, may be cooled by frictionless liquid sloshing in their cores.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    Obesity rates skyrocket worldwide, plus more in this week’s news.

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  12. Life

    Running a cancer roadblock

    A new study shows how cells escaping from a breast tumor overcome a piece of RNA that usually stops them.

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