Science and reality
Everything has its good, bad, and ugly---you've probably heard a lot of science's good by now, so this is all about the bad and the ugly.
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The northern white rhino is yet another step closer to extinction.
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Arctic sea ice has had a poor run for, uh, the past three decades.
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A few exploding rockets notwithstanding, commercial spaceflight had a great year.
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All the science, scientists, and science-related stuff that came out on top in 2015.
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In 2015, the world finally, collectively, decided to take climate change seriously.
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After 10 years and three trillion miles, Pluto's biggest scientific booster is on top of the world---er, dwarf planet.
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Earlier this year, the US and Iran inked a deal. The US lifted its economic sanctions, and the caliphate agreed not to make nuclear weapons.
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Thanks to some bold scientists working in gene-editing, playing God hit the mainstream in 2015.
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After some lean years, science funding gets a boost from Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill.
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