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- Neuroscience
Year in Review: Obama unveils brain initiative
In April, the president announced an ambitious plan to reveal the human brain’s secrets.
- Psychology
Year in Review: DSM-5’s controversial debut
The diagnostic manual updates disorder criteria.
- Physics
Year in Review: Below absolute zero, but hot
Lab trickery pushes atoms to a negative temperature.
- Astronomy
Year in Review: Death of a planet hunter
The Kepler space telescope finishes a brilliant career.
- Astronomy
Year in Review: Voyager 1 reaches interstellar space
The planetary probe is the first human-made object to break out of the heliosphere.
- Health & Medicine
Year in Review: Putting kids at risk
U.S. parents increasingly are delaying their children’s vaccination.
- Neuroscience
Bad memories fade with a short jolt
Research illustrates the vulnerability of the brain’s information storage.
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- Climate
Year in Review: Carbon dioxide levels pass milestone
Although scientists are confident about humankind’s role in climate change, they still have a lot to learn about the magnitude and timing of future climate shifts.
- Environment
Protein fibers trap greenhouse gas
The method could scrub exhaust from cars and power plants.
- Genetics
Year in Review: Caffeine triggers cloning advance
To successfully clone human cells, eggs must be dunked in the stimulant.
- Humans
Year in Review: Language learning starts before birth
Babies seem familiar with vowels and words heard while in the womb.
