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                                                    The first midsize black holes, and the environmental impact of global food production
                                                
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                                            2018-05-31
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                                                    Sketching suspects with DNA, and using light to find Zika-infected mosquitoes
                                                
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                                            2018-05-24
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                                                    Tracking ancient Rome’s rise using Greenland’s ice, and fighting fungicide resistance
                                                
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                                            2018-05-17
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                                                    Ancient DNA is helping find the first horse tamers, and a single gene is spawning a fierce debate in salmon conservation
                                                
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                                            2018-05-10
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                                                    The twins climbing Mount Everest for science, and the fractal nature of human bone
                                                
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                                            2018-05-03
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                                                    Deciphering talking drums, and squeezing more juice out of solar panels
                                                
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                                            2018-04-26
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                                                    Drug use in the ancient world, and what will happen to plants as carbon dioxide levels increase
                                                
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                                            2018-04-19
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                                                    How DNA is revealing Latin America’s lost histories, and how to make a molecule from just two atoms
                                                
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                                            2018-04-12
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                                                    Legendary Viking crystals, and how to put an octopus to sleep
                                                
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                                            2018-04-05
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                                                    Chimpanzee retirement gains momentum, and x-ray ‘ghost images’ could cut radiation doses
                                                
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                                            2018-03-29
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                                                    A possible cause for severe morning sickness, and linking mouse moms’ caretaking to brain changes in baby mice
                                                
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                                            2018-03-22
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                                                    How humans survived an ancient volcanic winter and how disgust shapes ecosystems
                                                
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                                            2018-03-15
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                                                    Animals that don’t need people to be domesticated; the astonishing spread of false news; and links between gender, sexual orientation, and speech
                                                
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                                            2018-03-08
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                                                    A new dark matter signal from the early universe, massive family trees, and how we might respond to alien contact
                                                
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                                            2018-03-01
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                                                    Neandertals that made art, live news from the AAAS Annual Meeting, and the emotional experience of being a scientist
                                                
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                                            2018-02-22
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                                                    Genes that turn off after death, and debunking the sugar conspiracy
                                                
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                                            2018-02-15
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                                                    Happy lab animals may make better research subjects, and understanding the chemistry of the indoor environment
                                                
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                                            2018-02-08
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                                                    Following 1000 people for decades to learn about the interplay of health, environment, and temperament, and investigating why naked mole rats don’t seem to age
                                                
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                                            2018-02-01
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                                                    The dangers of dismantling a geoengineered sun shield and the importance of genes we don’t inherit
                                                
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                                            2018-01-25
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                                                    Unearthed letters reveal changes in Fields Medal awards, and predicting crime with computers is no easy feat
                                                
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                                            2018-01-18
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