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  1. Paleontology

    Ancient comb jellies might have had skeletons

    Soft and filmy today, comb jellies might once have had rigid skeletons.

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  2. Anthropology

    Monkey’s small brain shows surprising folds

    An ancient monkey’s tiny brain developed folds, raising questions about primate evolution.

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  3. Planetary Science

    Get New Horizons’ views of Pluto

    The “Eyes on Pluto” app lets you ride alongside New Horizons for a simulated preview of the spacecraft’s impending encounter with the dwarf planet.

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  4. Cosmology

    Brightest supernova breaks record

    A recent supernova shines with the light of 600 billion suns.

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  5. Astronomy

    Massive black hole lurks in lightweight galaxy

    A heavyweight black hole grew to weigh as much as 7 billion suns within the first 2 billion years after the Big Bang.

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  6. Earth

    Natural concrete keeps lid on Italian volcano

    Naturally occurring, concretelike rock allows the ground around Italy’s Campi Flegrei caldera to bulge without bursting.

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  7. Tech

    3-D–printed body helps jumping robot land on its feet

    To launch itself into the air, a jumping robot relies on a 3-D–printed body made of a gradient of soft and stiff plastics.

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  8. Animals

    Giant pandas live in the slow lane

    Giant pandas burn far less energy than similarly sized land mammals.

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  9. Climate

    Bumblebee territory shrinking under climate change

    Climate change is shrinking bumblebee habitat as southern territories heat up and bumblebees hold their lines in the north.

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  10. Genetics

    Gene therapy restores hearing in mice

    Scientists have used gene therapy to restore hearing in deaf mice.

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  11. Climate

    Greenland’s out-of-sync climate explained

    Small variations in the sun’s activity cause big changes in Greenland’s temperatures decades later by altering ocean currents, new research suggests.

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  12. Life

    Age isn’t just a number

    Getting old happens faster for some, and the reason may be in the blood.

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