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  1. Astronomy

    How the Parker probe was built to survive close encounters with the sun

    Scientists had to get creative in testing the technology for the Parker Solar Probe, using huge mirrors, dust tunnels and even reams of paper.

    By Lisa Grossman
  2. Neuroscience

    Soccer headers may hurt women’s brains more than men’s

    Women sustain more damage from heading soccer balls than men, a brain scan study suggests.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Health & Medicine

    A medical mystery reveals a new host for the rat lungworm parasite

    Doctors report that A. cantonensis was transmitted to two people who ate raw centipedes, but you can get it from other creatures as well.