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  1. Particle Physics

    When the atom went quantum

    Bohr's revolutionary atomic theory turns 100.

    By Tom Siegfried
  2. Animals

    In the Eye of the Tiger

    Global spread of Asian tiger mosquito could fuel outbreaks of tropical disease in temperate regions.

    By Carrie Arnold
  3. Physics

    Hard times for theorists in a post-Higgs world

    The Large Hadron Collider’s big success leaves no clear avenue for new physics.

    By Andrew Grant
  4. Planetary Science

    Mystery Meteorite

    The case for (and against) a rock from Mercury.

    By Alexandra Witze
  5. Life

    Life Support

    Studies reveal the placenta’s crucial role in healthy pregnancies.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  6. Life

    View to a cell

    In 2013, Science News published a photo essay highlighting advances in microscopy that illuminate life within us, work that has now earned three researchers the 2014 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  7. Psychology

    Closed Thinking

    Without scientific competition and open debate, much psychology research goes nowhere.

    By Bruce Bower
  8. Chemistry

    Sweet Confusion

    Does high fructose corn syrup deserve such a bad rap?

    By Laura Beil
  9. Earth

    Spinning the Core

    Laboratory dynamos attempt to generate magnetic fields the way planets and stars do.

    By Alexandra Witze
  10. Animals

    Evolutionary enigmas

    Comb jelly genetics suggest a radical redrawing of the tree of life.

    By Amy Maxmen
  11. Planetary Science

    Faint Young Sun

    Scientists struggle to understand how early Earth stayed warm enough for liquid water.

    By Erin Wayman
  12. Animals

    A Different Kind of Smart

    Animals’ cognitive shortcomings are as revealing as their genius.

    By Susan Milius