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  1. Climate

    Rain slows whipping hurricane winds

    Taking raindrop drag into account — which may slow hurricane winds by as much as 30 percent — could help improve hurricane forecasts.

    By Thomas Sumner
  2. Climate

    Winter storms 24 times as deadly as estimated

    By ignoring car and plane crashes related to bad weather, U.S. tallies of winter storm deadliness severely underestimate hazard.

    By Thomas Sumner
  3. Astronomy

    Solo planets may be surprisingly common

    Rogue planets may form as stars do, but on a smaller scale, or they may go forced out of orbit during planetary ping-pong. Researchers are scanning the skies for them.

    By Ashley Yeager
  4. Anthropology

    Cache of eagle claws points to Neandertal jewelry-making

    Eagle-claw jewelry points to Neandertals’ symbolic behavior before contact with humans, researchers argue.