| #1 |  |
A spectacular nail-biter of a landing was just the beginning. This
was the year Mars’ rover Curiosity proved its worth by giving researchers
unprecedented access to the Red
Planet.
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| #2 |  |
The Supreme Court’s decision in June that genes can’t be patented
has far-reaching consequences for research and medicine — and for every one of
us.
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| #3 |  |
In May, the amount of CO2 in our atmosphere crossed this
long-hyped threshold, setting off a storm of media coverage. But how significant
is the milestone?
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| #4 |  |
The unprecedented government surveillance that surfaced in the summer brought
the perennial clash between technology and privacy to a new
level.
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| #5 |  |
Liver buds and brain organoids are among this year's life-saving advances in
growing spare human parts.
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| #6 |  |
More than three decades after it left our planet, Voyager 1 entered a realm
where no Earthborn spacecraft has gone
before.
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| #7 |  |
After centuries of flummoxing number crunchers, two mathematical puzzles
about prime numbers were cracked this
year.
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| #8 |  |
New techniques and very old bones overcome the limits of genome sequencing
for prehistoric horses, ancient cave bears, and even our own early ancestors.
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| #9 |  |
For years, health professionals have been urging better nutrition and more
exercise for children. Are we finally
listening?
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| #10 |  |
This multidimensional shape can simplify certain quantum equations —
and possibly also revolutionize
physics.
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