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  1. Health & Medicine

    The first gene-silencing drug wins FDA approval

    The FDA just approved the first drug that works via RNA interference.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Astronomy

    With launch looming, the Parker Solar Probe is ready for its star turn

    The Parker Solar Probe is scheduled to launch on August 11 to become the first spacecraft to touch the sun.

    By Lisa Grossman and Helen Thompson
  3. Paleontology

    What ‘The Meg’ gets wrong — and right — about megalodon sharks

    A paleobiologist helps Science News separate shark fact from fiction in the new Jason Statham film The Meg.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  4. Astronomy

    A faint glow found between galaxies could be a beacon for dark matter

    Intracluster light may help reveal where dark matter resides within galaxy clusters.