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  1. Space

    2019 brought us the first image of a black hole. A movie may be next

    The Event Horizon Telescope team is gearing up for more black hole discoveries.

    By Lisa Grossman
  2. Humans

    Mysterious Denisovans emerged from the shadows in 2019

    Denisovan fossil and DNA finds this year highlighted the enigmatic hominid’s complexity and our own hybrid roots.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Climate

    Record-breaking heat amplified waves of student climate protests in 2019

    While the world experienced record-breaking heat, Greta Thunberg and other activists pushed decision makers to take climate change seriously.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  4. Health & Medicine

    Measles got a foothold in the United States this year and almost didn’t let go

    Areas of low vaccination are blamed for the United States' largest number of measles cases in more than 25 years.