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- Microbes
The vast virome
When it comes to the microbiome, bacteria get all the press. But virologists are starting to realize that their subjects also do a lot more than make people sick.
- Astronomy
Year in Review: Meteorite makes an impact
A falling rock delivers a wake-up call.
By Andrew Grant - Life
Year in Review: Gift of steroids keeps on giving
Mouse muscles stay juiced long after doping ends.
- Animals
Year in Review: Odd cicada history emerges
Brood II returns better understood.
By Susan Milius - Astronomy
Year in Review: Visitor from the Oort cloud
A visitor from the outer solar system flies past the sun.
- Math
Year in Review: Progress made toward twin prime proof
A surprising advance sparks a flurry of work on the mathematical conjecture.
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- Cosmology
Year in Review: Dark energy gets more confusing
New data raise the prospect of a ‘Big Rip’ destroying the cosmos.
- Animals
Year in Review: Canine genealogy
Competing clues confuse the story of dog domestication.
By Meghan Rosen - Planetary Science
Year in Review: Methane shortage on Mars
A trace of the gas is not enough to be a sign of life.
By Erin Wayman -
- Earth
Creativity offers insights into the past and future
With the long-term future of many fisheries in doubt and severe drought once again hitting the Southwest, coming up with new insights into the past and future on land and sea may be crucial to protecting some of our most precious resources.
By Eva Emerson