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  1. Planetary Science

    We spent New Year’s Eve in the Kuiper Belt

    Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses Science News' coverage of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft's flyby of Ultima Thule.

    By Nancy Shute
  2. Health & Medicine

    Vitamin D supplements aren’t living up to their hype

    Once seen as a supplement with a long list of benefits, vitamin D’s glow may be dimming.

    By Laura Beil
  3. Anthropology

    Dogs may have helped ancient Middle Easterners hunt small game

    Jordanian finds point to pooch-aided hunting of small prey around 11,500 years ago, offering new clues into dog domestication in the Middle East.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Animals

    Male birds’ sexy songs may not advertise their brains after all

    A biologist backs off an idea he studied for years that the mastery of birdsong is a sign of bird smarts.