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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Tech

    SpaceX rocket explodes on Florida launchpad

    SpaceX has lost a Falcon 9 rocket and its satellite payload in a standard prelaunch test.

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  2. Microbes

    Bacteria display qualities that a mother would love

    Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses big lessons we can learn from some of Earth's smallest organisms.

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  3. Tech

    Readers respond to terrorism’s roots

    Readers respond to the July 9, 2016, issue of Science News with questions on terrorism, dog evolution and more.

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  4. Neuroscience

    What Donkey Kong can tell us about how to study the brain

    Neuroscience tools failed to reveal much about a simple microprocessor. What can they really tell us about the brain?

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  5. Computing

    Supersmall device uses individual atoms to store data

    Scientists manipulate chlorine atoms to store data on a supersmall device.

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  6. Chemistry

    X-rays reveal portrait hiding beneath Degas masterpiece

    X-ray technique reveals an additional painting hiding behind Edgar Degas’ "Portrait of a Woman."

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  7. Tech

    SPIDER shrinks telescopes with far-out design

    Researchers hope new approach to interferometry and photonics will replace standard telescopes and long-range cameras where room is scarce.

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  8. Tech

    Light-activated heart cells help guide robotic stingray

    Layers of silicone, gold and genetically engineered rat heart cells make up the body of a new stingray robot that can swim in response to light.

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  9. Psychology

    Moral dilemma could put brakes on driverless cars

    Driverless cars race into a moral conflict over saving passengers or pedestrians.

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  10. Archaeology

    Lidar maps vast network of Cambodia’s hidden cities

    Laser survey unveils the extent, and the mystery, of Southeast Asia’s Khmer Empire

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  11. Tech

    Monitoring online groups offers insight into ISIS attacks

    Targeting online groups may be key to limiting the digital reach of ISIS.

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  12. Life

    Biologists seek help to ‘see’ itty-bitty molecules in 3-D

    A new citizen science project called Microscopy Masters aims to improve how scientists build three-dimensional models of proteins.

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