Science News Staff

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  1. Astronomy

    NASA’s Orion spacecraft has flawless first test flight

    NASA’s new vehicle for human exploration of deep space has successfully completed its first unmanned test flight.

  2. Health & Medicine

    A look back at 2013’s disasters

    The Philippines, India and China each lost more than 1,000 lives in 2013 in mass calamities.

  3. Earth

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    Readers comment on changing bird populations, question the usefulness of a new medical test and discuss the interesting physics behind rainbows.

  4. Health & Medicine

    Ebola vaccine shows no major side effects in small study

    An experimental vaccine against Ebola virus has tested well in people, researchers report.

  5. Neuroscience

    Dogs’ brains may process speech similar to humans’

    When it comes to interpreting human speech, dogs may have brain-hemisphere biases similar to people’s.

  6. Science & Society

    Visualizing Earth’s past, finding numbers in nature, and more

    Exhibits at science museums around the country showcase the vastness of geologic time, whale evolution, life in ancient Maya civilization, and the mathematics hidden in nature.

  7. Particle Physics

    Two new particles found at Large Hadron Collider

    Physicists with the Large Hadron Collider beauty experiment have identified two new particles called Xi_b'- and Xi_b*-.

  8. Astronomy

    Good night, Philae

    The Philae lander has depleted its batteries and gone into idle mode, probably drawing to a close the surface-based study of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

  9. Archaeology

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    Readers ask questions about a study on sweeteners, how scientists recognize primitive tools and the purpose of a dinosaur's sail.

  10. Life

    Semen seems to counteract microbicides that kill HIV

    Semen seems to inhibit most microbicides from killing HIV, but one that targets a receptor on cells remains effective, suggesting a promising approach against HIV.

  11. Animals

    Giant otters hum, scream, say ‘hah’ and more

    Often overlooked as vocalists, giant otters make 22 different calls as adults and 11 kinds of baby babble.

  12. Animals

    Snake moms-to-be crave toxic toads

    The snake Rhabdophis tigrinus seeks out toxic toads to eat when breeding. The snakes can then pass the poisons on to her offspring as chemical defenses.