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  1. Climate

    Weird weather

    Global warming helped trigger heat waves and droughts last year.

    By Roberta Kwok

  2. Pathways to research: Connecting with scientists

    Budding researchers get ahead by spending their free time working side by side with real scientists

    By Daniel Strain
  3. Genetics

    Twins don’t share everything

    Twins carry different flags on their DNA, even from birth.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Physics

    Walking on water

    Scientists explain why a liquid can sometimes act like a solid.

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Fossils

    Dino find ruffles feathers

    Nearly-perfect, newfound dinosaur fossil reveals more dinos were feathered than previously thought.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Animals

    A trout’s nose-y magnets

    Cells in a fish’s snout respond to magnets.

    By Stephen Ornes

  7. Extra! Extra! Read all about science

    Tricking kids into wanting to learn is a trait of a good teacher.

    By Andrew Bridges
  8. Space

    An invisible cosmic bridge

    Astronomers find strange stuff in the space between two clusters of galaxies.

    By Stephen Ornes
  9. Tech

    Hot technology

    A new device harvests energy that would otherwise go wasted.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Tech

    Fracking fuels energy debate

    The hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, of deep shale deposits is unearthing a lot of natural gas — and controversy.

    By Erica Gies

  11. Teacher’s Questions for Fracking

    By Science News Explores
  12. Environment

    Bad news for big bird

    Lead poisoning, which nearly killed off California condors, still threatens the birds.

    By Stephen Ornes