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  1. Science & Society

    To assemble a Top 10 list, Science News starts in June

    Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses creating Science News' annual Top 10 science stories of the year.

    By Nancy Shute
  2. Climate

    New research may upend what we know about how tornadoes form

    New data on the birth of tornadoes suggest that the twisters don’t form from the top down.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  3. Animals

    Endangered northern bettongs aren’t picky truffle eaters

    Without the northern bettong, the variety of Australia’s truffle-producing fungi could take a hit, a new study finds.

    By Laurel Hamers
  4. Animals

    Counting the breaths of wild porpoises reveals their revved-up metabolism

    A new method tracks harbor porpoises’ breathing to collect rare information on the energy needs of the marine mammals.