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The Most Exciting Alien Planets of 2012
From massive bodies that fell just short of becoming stars to the tiniest solar systems known, 2012 has brought...
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The Most Debated Stories of 2012
SciDev.Net brings you the most commented on articles in 2012, including news, editorials and opinions, spanning topics as diverse...
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2012: The Year in Science
From the discovery of the Higgs boson to the landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars, 2012 was an...
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2012’s Noteworthy Species
Researchers described roughly 15,000 to 18,000 new species in 2012, making choosing the most noteworthy a monstrous task. “...
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Oops! 5 Retracted Science Studies of 2012
It seems that an increasing number of scientific studies are just plain wrong and are ultimately retracted. Worse, a...
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The Year in Space: Hello to Mars … Farewell to Neil Armstrong
Every year marks beginnings and endings, but when it comes to space exploration, 2012 ranks as a big year...
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Mythical Particles, Goldilocks Planets and More: Top 5 Surprising Scientific Milestones of 2012
The year 2012 was a major one for science. We saw scientists develop a new type of drug to...
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The Top 10 ScienceNOW Stories of 2012
At the end of every December, ScienceNOW takes a look back at some of its favorite stories of the...
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Jared Diamond’s Tales From the World Before Yesterday
From John Brockman at Edge.org: Over the years I’ve had the privilege to work with some of the more...
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Did Lucy Walk, Climb, or Both?
Much has been made of our ancestors “coming down out of the trees,” and many researchers view terrestrial bipedalism...