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1. The Solar System's Loneliest Planets, Revisited
   Thirty years after a probe visited Neptune, many scientists say now is the time to finally return to that world and Uranus
   
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2. Scientists Start Building a Parts List for the Brain
   A new study provides an extraordinary close-up of the menagerie of neural cell types, yielding possible leads for neurological and psychiatric treatments
   
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3. Researchers Model Online Hate Networks in Effort to Battle Them
   A new study identifies the network dynamics that help neo-Nazis and other extremists survive and thrive on social media—and suggests ways to defeat them
   
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4. Detained Migrant Children Need Continuous Medical Care
   Health care providers say a lack of transparency and communication are barriers to ensuring the children are getting adequate, ongoing treatment
   
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5. Faced with a Data Deluge, Astronomers Turn to Automation
   For better or worse, machine learning and big data are poised to transform the study of the heavens
   
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