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NEWS Hybrid rice engineered with CRISPR can clone its seeds Dec 12 2018 3:52 PM New research has created self-cloning hybrid rice, raising hopes of higher food production. READ MORE

NEWS Babies born in opioid withdrawal have unusually small heads Dec 12 2018 3:25 PM Infants born dependent on opioids had heads that were smaller than babies whose moms didn’t use the drugs during pregnancy. READ MORE

GROWTH CURVE Many babies are crummy sleepers, confirming what millions of parents already know Dec 12 2018 8:00 AM A new survey suggests that lots and lots of babies aren’t sleeping through the night. The results may prompt new parents to lower their expectations. READ MORE   NEWS ‘Little Foot’ skeleton analysis reignites debate over the hominid’s species Dec 12 2018 6:00 AM Long-awaited analyses of the Little Foot skeleton have researchers disagreeing over resurrecting a defunct species name. READ MORE   RETHINK Nearly 200 Great Barrier Reef coral species also live in the deep sea Dec 11 2018 7:05 PM There are more coral species lurking in the deep ocean that previously thought. That could be good news for their shallow water counterparts. READ MORE   More Recent Headlines NEWS Here’s what was surprising about Kilauea’s 3-month-long eruption DEC 11 2018 6:39 PM Researchers revealed new insight into the Hawaiian volcano’s most recent eruption. READ MORE   NEWS IN BRIEF Biologists are one step closer to creating snake venom in the lab DEC 11 2018 2:08 PM Milking snakes for venom may soon no longer be needed to make antidotes for bites. READ MORE   NEWS A new way to turn saltwater fresh can kill germs and avoid gunk buildup DEC 11 2018 11:00 AM A new device that harnesses sunlight to produce pure vapor from seawater could last longer and produce cleaner water than other technology. READ MORE   NEWS The list of extreme weather caused by human-driven climate change grows DEC 11 2018 10:41 AM The tally of extreme weather events linked to climate change continues to grow, with new studies outlining links to more than a dozen events in 2017. READ MORE   NEWS IN BRIEF Getting goose bumps could boost hair growth DEC 11 2018 6:00 AM The same nerves and muscles that create goose bumps may make hair grow. READ MORE   NEWS NASA’s OSIRIS-REx finds signs of water on the asteroid Bennu DEC 10 2018 6:13 PM NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft found signs of water and lots of boulders on the asteroid Bennu. READ MORE   NEWS Voyager 2 spacecraft enters interstellar space DEC 10 2018 12:57 PM Voyager 2 just became the second probe ever to enter interstellar space, and the first with a working plasma instrument. READ MORE   NEWS IN BRIEF A satellite screw-up reaffirms Einstein’s theory of gravity DEC 10 2018 6:00 AM Two spacecraft confirm that time passes more slowly closer to Earth’s surface. READ MORE   REVIEWS & PREVIEWS These are our favorite science books of 2018 DEC 09 2018 9:00 AM Science News writers and editors pick which science books were this year’s must-reads. READ MORE   NEWS IN BRIEF Magnets make a new soft metamaterial stiffen up in a flash DEC 07 2018 2:00 PM Scientists can dial the stiffness of a bizarre new type of synthetic material up or down using magnets. READ MORE