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  1. Genetics

    Factory of Life

    Synthetic biologists reinvent nature with parts, circuits.

    By Alexandra Witze
  2. Space

    Light in the Dark

    Scientists may be on the brink of identifying a mysterious form of matter.

    By Tom Siegfried

  3. Maya apocalypse goes boom

    World doesn’t end, ancient astronomy gets a boost.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Environment

    Big drain on groundwater

    Overuse of freshwater supplies poses risks.

    By Science News

  5. Evolving E. coli

    25-year experiment sees real-time natural selection.

    By Tina Hesman Saey

  6. Venus sails across sun in rare display

    Transit events happen in pairs separated by more than a century.

    By Meghan Rosen

  7. New species of the year

    More creatures, less Latin used to describe them.

    By Susan Milius

  8. Avant-garde cave art

    Paintings and animation date way back.

    By Bruce Bower

  9. ‘Good’ cholesterol may be overrated

    Surprise result questions heart protection from HDL.

    By Nathan Seppa

  10. Obesity research gets weightier

    Findings are filling out the story behind the fat.

    By Nathan Seppa

  11. You really can learn while you sleep

    Brain stays busy during lights-out.

    By Laura Sanders

  12. Out on a limb

    Fossils suggest early bipedal hominids still climbed.

    By Erin Wayman