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  1. Astronomy

    Kepler telescope readies for new mission after communications scare

    The Kepler space telescope has recovered from going into emergency mode and is now ready for its next planet-hunting mission.

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  2. Plants

    New species of tumbleweed is just as bad as its parents

    Two species of invasive tumbleweeds hybridized into a third. A new study finds it probably will be invasive, too.

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  3. Genetics

    Some people are resistant to genetic disease

    People who should have genetic diseases but don’t may point to new treatments.

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  4. Earth

    Most diamonds share a common origin story

    Most diamonds form from fluids deep inside Earth’s interior that contain carbonate compounds, new research suggests.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    This week in Zika: New mouse model, virus vs. placenta, nerve insulation loss

    In three new papers, scientists present a tool for studying Zika, strike down a theory of infection and offer a broad look at what the virus does to the brain.

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  6. Genetics

    Researchers edit genes in human embryos for second time

    Researchers in China deploy CRISPR to alter genes in human embryos again — this time to make cells HIV-resistant.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    A sugar can melt away cholesterol

    A sugar called cyclodextrin removes cholesterol from hardened arteries in mouse studies.

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  8. Physics

    Turning water to steam, no boiling required

    A new material can convert water into steam with sunlight alone, and could be useful for making fresh water from salty.

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  9. Climate

    Science’s inconvenient (but interesting) uncertainties

    In the latest issue of Science News, Editor in Chief Eva Emerson talks climate change, mouth microbes, and synthetic life.

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  10. Climate

    Changing climate: 10 years after ‘An Inconvenient Truth’

    In the 10 years since "An Inconvenient Truth," climate researchers have made progress in predicting how rising temperatures will affect sea level, weather patterns and polar ice.

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  11. Oceans

    Readers question ocean health

    Ocean plastics, ant behavior, pollution solutions and more in reader feedback.

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  12. Animals

    A sperm whale’s head is built for ramming

    Computer simulations of a sperm whale’s head show that an organ called the junk may help protect the brain when ramming other whales — or ships.

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