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  1. Neuroscience

    Readers muse about memory, magnetic monopoles and more

    Readers had questions about the physical trace of memory, magnetic monopoles, blowflies and more.

  2. Planetary Science

    Readers weigh in on human gene editing and more

    Readers debated feeling morally obligated to edit their kid's genes and had questions about exoplanets.

  3. Astronomy

    Readers ask about supernovas, dark energy and more

    Readers had questions about a supernova that continuously erupts, the difference between dark energy and dark matter, and more.

  4. Cosmology

    Readers wonder about the universe’s expansion and more

    Readers had questions about the universe's accelerating expansion, a hidden void in the Great Pyramid of Giza and what happens to human waste in space.

  5. Life

    Readers wrangle with definition of ‘species’

    Readers asked about the definition of "species," a new atomic clock and how a neutron star collision produces heavy elements.

  6. Science & Society

    Here are our favorite science books of 2017

    Science News writers and editors make their picks for top science books of the year.

  7. Science & Society

    These are the most-read Science News stories of 2017

    From Cassini and eclipses to ladybugs and dolphins, Science News online readers had a wide variety of favorite stories on our website.

  8. Science & Society

    Colliding neutron stars, gene editing, human origins and more top stories of 2017

    A gravitational wave discovery is the year's biggest science story — again.

  9. Life

    Readers debate ethics of resurrecting extinct species

    Readers raised questions about using gene editing tools to bring species back from the dead.

  10. Science & Society

    Readers inspired by SN 10 scientists’ research

    Readers wanted to know more about the scientists' research who were profiled in "The SN 10: Scientists to watch."

  11. Health & Medicine

    Readers intrigued by ancient animals’ bones

    Readers had questions about gut bacteria, woolly rhino ribs and ancient horses hooves.

  12. Particle Physics

    Readers question photons colliding, black sea snakes and more

    Readers had questions about brain flexibility, black sea snakes and photon collisions.