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  1. Space

    American Physical Society meeting

    A supernova’s remnants possibly showing up in fossils and an explanation for the Crab Nebula are among highlights from the physics meeting.

    By Andrew Grant
  2. Health & Medicine

    Circumcision changes penis biology

    Altered mix of microbes might reduce susceptibility to viral infections.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Psychology

    Disputed signs of consciousness seen in babies’ brains

    Within five months of birth, infants produce a possible neural marker of being aware of what they see.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Astronomy

    Most Earthlike planets yet seen bring Kepler closer to its holy grail

    Space telescope finds globes that, compared with our world, are slightly larger and orbit a smaller star.