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  1. Particle Physics

    Physicists discovered neutrinos 70 years ago. The ghostly particles still have secrets to tell

    Neutrinos have kept scientists on their toes in the decades since they were discovered.

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  2. Science & Society

    This new year, maybe resolve to quit

    Western cultural stories tend to emphasize perseverance. But science shows that knowing when to quit has a place in our success too.

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  3. Life in all of its complexity

    Editor in Chief Nancy Shute talks about life’s complexities, from its evolution on Earth as a single cell to complex human behavior.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Polar plunges aren’t just for the daring

    Bragging rights and an adrenaline rush aren’t the only reasons to start the year with a frigid swim.