Top Science News stories of 2015
, a publication of 91导航 & the Public, today announced the Top 25 most important science stories of the year. Stories were selected based on their potential to transform how people understand themselves and the world around them.
鈥淚t probably comes as no surprise that the New Horizons mission to Pluto takes the top spot in Science News鈥� list of 2015鈥檚 most important stories,鈥� said Elizabeth Quill, Enterprise Editor, Science News. 鈥淪ince New Horizons awoke last December, we鈥檝e devoted more than two dozen stories in the magazine and on the website鈥呪�斺�卽pwards of 10,000 words鈥呪�斺�卼o this first-ever visit. No other science news this year garnered so many headlines.鈥�
New Horizons was followed by a roundup on CRISPR, the new gene editing technology; recent hominid finds highlighting Homo naledi; a roundup on advances in aging research, and news debunking the so-called climate 鈥渉iatus.鈥�
This is the fourth year that Science News has released its Top 25 list. Past top stories include the discovery of the Higgs boson (), new findings about the microbiome (), and the Ebola outbreak ().
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