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  1. Quantum Physics

    Experiment confirms plan for quantum-coded messages

    A new way to send secret quantum messages uses shorter keys.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Animals

    Ways to beat heat have hidden costs for birds

    Birds that look as if they’re coping with heat waves and climate change may actually be on a downward slide, with underappreciated disadvantages of panting and seeking shade.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Science & Society

    Historian traces rise of celebrity hominid fossils

    In Seven Skeletons, Lydia Pyne explores the cultural histories of the most iconic fossil figures in human evolution.

    By Erin Wayman
  4. Oceans

    Lack of nutrients stalled rebound of marine life post-Permian extinction

    Warm sea surface temperatures slowed the nitrogen cycle in Earth’s oceans and delayed the recovery of life following the Permian extinction, researchers propose.