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  1. Climate

    Lakes worldwide feel the heat from climate change

    Lakes worldwide are warming with consequences for every part of the food web, from algae, to walleye, to freshwater seals.

    By Alexandra Witze
  2. Animals

    Venomous fish have evolved many ways to inflict pain

    Fish venom shows great diversity and is being studied to treat pain, cancer and other diseases.

    By Amber Dance
  3. Physics

    There’s still a lot we don’t know about the proton

    Researchers are puzzling over the proton's radius, spin and whether it decays.

    By Emily Conover
  4. Life

    CRISPR had a life before it became a gene-editing tool

    Before it was a tool, CRISPR was a weapon in the never-ending war between microbes and viruses

    By Rosie Mestel
  5. Planetary Science

    Competing ideas abound for how Earth got its moon

    The moon may have formed from one giant impact or from about 20 small ones.