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Science’s good, bad, ugly year

Ebola, gravitational waves, ancient DNA and more top Science Stories of 2014

BICEP2 telescope

GOOD OR BAD  The BICEP2 telescope (foreground) may or may not have snared signals of gravitational waves, making it one of a handful of stories in the top 25 science stories of 2014 that had some hiccups this year.

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By Tom Siegfried

- More than 2 years ago

In the race for Top Science Story of 2014, some of the contenders stumbled before reaching the finish line.