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  1. Physics

    LIGO and Virgo made 5 likely gravitational wave detections in a month

    It took decades to find the first gravitational wave event, and now they’re a weekly occurrence.

    By Emily Conover
  2. Agriculture

    Can Silicon Valley entrepreneurs make crickets the next chicken?

    Entrepreneurs are bringing automation and data analysis to insect agriculture to build a profitable business that helps feed the planet.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Animals

    Hippo poop cycles silicon through the East African environment

    By chowing down on grass and then excreting into rivers and lakes, hippos play a big role in transporting a nutrient crucial to the food web.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  4. Planetary Science

    Water has been found in the dust of an asteroid thought to be bone-dry

    Scientists detected water in bits of an asteroid thought to be devoid of the liquid.