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This Week in Science: Hidden Black Holes, Mind Melds, and Countdown to Pluto
Seven days, lots of science in the news. Here’s our roundup of some of the week’s most notable and quotable items: New Horizons neared its historic rendezvous with Pluto (after overcoming a slight technical glitch) and is already sending images of never-before-seen features on the dwarf planet. (Stay tuned for next week’s scheduled flyby.) The mathematics that describe the pattern of folds in your brain also describe the crumpling of paper. Newly discovered Triceratops cousin Wendiceratops is helping scientists answer the question of why these dinosaurs evolved their distinctive horned and frilled faces. Researchers found five supermassive black holes shrouded behind blankets of gas and dust, leading scientists to think there could be potentially millions of these hidden black holes lurking throughout the universe.
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