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  1. Science & Society

    90th Anniversary Issue: 1930s

    Germ warfare, tracking Pluto's rise and fall and other highlights, 1930–39

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  2. Science & Society

    90th Anniversary Issue: 1920s

    Rise of quantum theory and other highlights, 1920–29

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  3. Mix and Match Qubits

    Hybrid strategy may yield long-awaited quantum computers.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Enriched with Information

    New theory doesn’t limit consciousness to the brain.

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  5. Lessons from the Torpid

    Hibernators have some helpful tips for keeping humans healthy

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  6. Earth

    Making Waves

    Japanese quake gave scientists an unprecedented look at a big tsunami.

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  7. Consciousness Emerges

    Somewhere along a tangled path, sights, sounds and insights pop into awareness.

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  8. Neuroscience

    Demystifying the Mind

    A special report on the scientific struggle to explain the conscious self.

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  9. Neuroscience

    Self as Symbol

    The loopy nature of consciousness trips up scientists studying themselves.

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  10. Neuroscience

    Emblems of Awareness

    Brain signatures lead scientists to the seat of consciousness.

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  11. Life

    Deep Life

    Teeming masses of organisms thrive beneath the seafloor.

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  12. The Digital Camera Revolution

    Instead of imitating film counterparts, new technologies work with light in creative ways.

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