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  1. Science & Society

    Top 10 stories of 2018: Climate change, gene-edited babies, hidden craters and more

    2018 was a year all about impact — on the planet, on solving crimes, on mosquito populations, on reversing paralysis, and more.

    By Science News Staff
  2. Climate

    Half a degree stole the climate spotlight in 2018

    Climate attribution studies and new data on global warming targets put climate change in the spotlight this year.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  3. Genetics

    News of the first gene-edited babies ignited a firestorm

    A researcher in China announced he created two babies using CRISPR. Many scientists questioned the study’s ethics and medical necessity.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Genetics

    Crime solvers embraced genetic genealogy

    DNA searches of a public genealogy database are closing cases and opening privacy concerns.