Science News, 2013

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Major science news stories, from a Nobel Prize for the tiniest particle to a meteor streaking through the Russian sky

NASA depiction of the orbit of the Russian Meteor

Unpredictable Weather

Climate and weather: 2013 proved that surprises are possible

Close Encounter with a Second Sun

Russian meteor causes shock, awe, and injury

The Nobelist Particle

Discovery of the Higgs Boson confirms origin of mass, clinches Nobel Prize

The Problem with Plan B

First FDA-approved emerbency contraception is now available to all, may only work for some

The Truth About Molly and Other Party Drugs

2013 saw a rise in MDMA drug-related deaths

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