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  1. Oceans

    Deep-sea mining could start soon — before we understand its risks

    The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

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  2. Animals

    50 years after ‘Jaws,’ sharks face their own terror

    Humans have driven sharks and their cousins to the brink of extinction. The health of the entire ocean is at stake.

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  3. Humans

    100 years after the Scopes trial, science is still under attack

    In 1925, John Scopes was indicted for teaching evolution. Science News looks at the forces that led to the trial and how expertise was the big loser.

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  4. Quantum Physics

    As quantum mechanics turns 100, a new revolution is under way

    With greater control over the quantum realm, physicists are poised to make major leaps in quantum computing, quantum gravity and more.