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  1. Earth

    What the Pliocene epoch can teach us about future warming on Earth

    By simulating the changes that occurred during the warm Pliocene epoch, researchers are trying to predict Earth’s future hundreds of years from now.

    By Alexandra Witze
  2. Archaeology

    How Asian nomadic herders built new Bronze Age cultures

    Ancient steppe herders traveled into Europe and Asia, leaving their molecular mark and building Bronze Age cultures.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Cosmology

    Simulating the universe using Einstein’s theory of gravity may solve cosmic puzzles

    Better simulating the dense parts of the universe could improve scientists’ view of how the universe evolves.

    By Emily Conover
  4. Life

    Hybrids reveal the barriers to successful mating between species

    Scientists don’t understand the process of speciation, but hybrids can reveal the genes that keep species apart.