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  1. Psychology

    A look at Rwanda’s genocide helps explain why ordinary people kill their neighbors

    New research on the 1994 Rwanda genocide overturns assumptions about why people participate in genocide. A sense of duty, not blind obedience, drives many perpetrators.

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  2. Materials Science

    Perovskites power up the solar industry

    Perovskites are the latest hot materials in solar energy production.

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  3. Earth

    How earthquake scientists eavesdrop on North Korea’s nuclear blasts

    Researchers monitor the power and location of underground nuclear weapons testing by North Korea.

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  4. Genetics

    DNA evidence is rewriting domestication origin stories

    DNA studies are rewriting the how-we-met stories of domestication.

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  5. Anthropology

    How humans (maybe) domesticated themselves

    Prior to taming other species, humans selected for more docile traits among fellow Homo sapiens, a slew of recent studies suggest.

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  6. Quantum Physics

    Quantum computers are about to get real

    Qubit-based machines are gearing up to solve problems that are out of reach for even the most powerful supercomputers.

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  7. Astronomy

    Life might have a shot on planets orbiting dim red stars

    The number of planets in the habitable zone of dim red suns, known as M dwarfs, is growing. They’re a good place to look for life.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Live antibiotics use bacteria to kill bacteria

    Certain bacteria will destroy other bacteria without harming humans. They may be an answer to antibiotic-resistant infections.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    For babies exposed to opioids in the womb, parents may be the best medicine

    A surge in opioid-exposed newborns has U.S. doctors revamping treatments and focusing on families.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    The opioid epidemic spurs a search for new, safer painkillers

    Today’s opioids stop pain — but they’re also dangerous. Scientists are hunting for replacements.

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  11. Archaeology

    Chaco Canyon’s ancient civilization continues to puzzle

    A dynasty may have risen from the dead in an ancient Chaco great house.

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  12. Genetics

    Jumping genes play a big role in what makes us human

    Jumping genes have been a powerful force in human evolution.

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