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  1. Planets

    Pluto, plutoid: What’s in a name?

    In 2006, an international organization changed the classification of Pluto from planet to "dwarf planet."

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  2. Chemistry

    Bug, bug, go away

    News snapshot from Science News for Kids.

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  3. Humans

    Fakes in the museum

    A close-up examination of crystal skulls reveals the true, recent origins of these "relics"

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  4. Animals

    From dipping to fishing

    Scientists retool thinking about chimp innovation.

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  5. Space

    Slip-sliding away

    The surface of one of Jupiter’s moons shifts position.

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  6. Earth

    A feverish world

    The second of a two-part series on climate change.

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  7. Environment

    Polar ice feels the heat

    This is the first of a two-part series on global climate change.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Gut microbes and weight

    A new report links a baby's gut microbes with the chance that the baby will become an overweight child.

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  9. Earth

    Salty, old and, perhaps, a sign of early life

    Exploring salt deposits, researchers unearthed the planet's oldest-known, complete molecules thought to have been made by living things.

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  10. Chemistry

    Sugary survival skill

    Scientists have discovered the trick that an African fly uses to survive dry times.

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  11. Animals

    Blooming jellies

    Jellyfish and other gooey marine creatures are showing up in new places, and scientists are trying to discover why.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Foul play?

    Genetic differences may affect the results of tests given to athletes to see if they have been taking performance-enhancing drugs.

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