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  1. Planetary Science

    Surprising astronomers, Bennu spits plumes of dust into space

    Bennu spews dust from its rocky surface, which may be a new kind of asteroid activity.

    By Lisa Grossman
  2. Science & Society

    The learning gap between rich and poor students hasn’t changed in decades

    The educational achievement gap between the poorest and richest U.S. students remains as wide as it was almost 50 years ago.

    By Sujata Gupta
  3. Animals

    How a tiger transforms into a man-eater

    ‘No Beast So Fierce’ examines the historical and environmental factors that turned a tiger in Nepal and India into a human-killer.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  4. Planetary Science

    Ultima Thule may be a frankenworld

    The first geologic map of Ultima Thule shows it might be made of many smaller rocks that clumped together under the force of their own gravity.