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the planet Jupiter, as seen from NASA's Juno spacecraft

Jupiter, shown in an image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, has 79 moons. Five recently spotted ones have just gotten their official names.

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Planets
 
Sep 20, 2019
Students help name 5 of Jupiter’s newly discovered moons
an illustration of DNA being cut with scissors

Scientists are beginning human trials to treat disease with the “molecular scissors” known as CRISPR/Cas9. Some people with a form of inherited blindness will have it injected into their eyes, where researchers hope it will snip out a mutation.

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Genetics
 
Sep 16, 2019
CRISPR enters its first human trials
an illustration of the earth as an ice cream scoop on an ice cream cone, melting in the sun

Climate change is underway, and affecting the entire planet. Science News for Students dedicated an entire year to the topic in our Climate Change Chronicles.

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Weather & Climate
 
Sep 11, 2019
Catch up with Climate Change Chronicles
a photo of Lisa Grossman in a bunny suit at NASA's Johnson Space Center

Science News astronomy reporter Lisa Grossman visits the pristine-sample lab at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The display case holds rocks collected by the Apollo 15 and 16 missions. The 1.5-kilogram (3.3-pound) chunk of volcanic basalt in the center is 3.4 billion years old.

Felix Sanchez

Planets
 
Sep 5, 2019
Welcome to moon rock central
a WHO health worker screening people for Ebola

A health worker with the World Health Organization works in Congo’s North Kivu Province. She is screening people who may have come in contact with someone sick with Ebola.

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Science & Society
 
Sep 4, 2019
Eight stories you missed while on summer vacation
a photo of two friends sitting on stairs from waist down, one friend is hugging the other

LGBTQ+ youths face higher risks of suicide due to how society treats them. But there are plenty of resources available when help is needed.

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Psychology
 
Aug 28, 2019
Scientists investigate suicide risk among LGBTQ+ teens
a photo of one cat licking another cat

Most cat allergies are triggered by a protein called Fel d1. It’s carried in cats’ saliva. New research aims to disable the protein at its source.

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Animals
 
Aug 14, 2019
Giving cats a special food may one day help people with cat allergies
a young girl leaves flowers at a memorial in El Paso, Texas on August 3, 2019

A young girl leaves flowers near the site of the August 3 El Paso, Texas, mass shooting. The alleged gunman was reportedly motivated by racism.

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Science & Society
 
Aug 9, 2019
Beyond the El Paso shooting: Racist words and acts harm kids’ health
a sign warning of pesticide useage in English and Spanish in a crop field

The United States lags behind other agricultural nations in banning potentially harmful pesticides, a new study suggests.

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Agriculture
 
Jul 11, 2019
U.S. farmers still use many pesticides that are banned elsewhere
a photo of a fireworks finale at night, people in the foreground are taking picutres with their smart devices

People take photos as a fireworks extravaganza reaches its climax.

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Pollution
 
Jun 27, 2019
Holiday fireworks can bring extreme pollution, India finds