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Genetics

Chromothripsis

Chromothripsis is the catastrophic shattering of a chromosome.

Astronomy

Postcards from Voyager

Suzanne Dodd is project manager for NASA’s twin Voyager probes.

Archaeology

Pre-Inca empire tomb found untouched in Peru

Gold jewelry, bronze axes and dozens of bodies were among the contents of the Wari empire ceremonial room.

Health & Medicine

Nobelist’s Cancer Theory

Excerpt from the July 13, 1963, issue of Science News Letter

Life

Billion-Dollar Fish

The Untold Story of Alaska Pollock by Kevin M. Bailey.

Science & Society

Brilliant Blunders

From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe by Mario Livio.

Earth

Faults can reseal months after quakes

Measurements in southern China find quick healing of fractured rock.

Science & Society

Math targets cities’ essence

New formula relates city size to infrastructure, productivity.

Animals

Cicadas’ odd life cycle poses evolutionary conundrums

Scientists are getting an idea about the odd family tree of periodical cicadas, how the insects synchronize their life cycles and why they breed side-by-side with others unsuitable for mating.

Particle Physics

When the atom went quantum

Bohr's revolutionary atomic theory turns 100.

Tech

Twisted light transmits more data

Spiral beams allow multiple information streams in one cable.