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The week in science: China lands rover on the Moon, Israel joins CERN, and the number of animals used for scientific purposes in the European Union falls.
The week in science: Spain bails out its largest scientific body, Russian lake yields massive meteorite, and the United Nations appoints 26 science advisers.
The week in science: Island appears after Pakistan quake, MacArthur Foundation announces ‘genius’ grants for 2013, and Spain’s 2014 budget offers small boost to science.
The week in science: Nobel-prizewinning neuroscientist dies, jailed Iranian physics student wins human-rights prize, and Russian Academy of Sciences moves towards major overhaul.
The week in science: Labour strike ends at ALMA observatory, NASA homes in on next Mars landing site, and Taiwan court clears environmental engineer of libel.
The week in science: Concerns grow over radioactive leak at Fukushima, NASA revives asteroid-seeking spacecraft, and Amgen takes over Onyx in US$10-billion buyout.
The week in science: Zoologists identify mislabelled carnivore as new species, leading forensic scientist resigns in China, and Ecuador opens way to drilling in Amazon reserve.
The week in science: Protestors vandalize Philippine GM rice trial, US sets biofuel requirements, and scientists find clues to animal hosts of MERS coronavirus.