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Friday, December 27, 2013 View in browser | View text version An ecosystem of our own making could pose a threat Elizabeth Lopez maneuvered a massive steel claw over the side of a 134-foot sailboat and guided its descent through swaying kelp and schools... SCIENCE China's moon landing is part of a new space race by emerging nations China watched this month as the nation's first lunar rover rolled across the moon's surface. SCIENCE NOW Meet the animals that fascinated scientists in 2013 [Photos] › Can hidden information in photographs be used to spot criminals? › Good news or bad? Beatboxers won't lose their voices anytime soon ENVIRONMENT State agency slow to protect public from toxic waste › Tom Steyer may be liberals' answer to the Koch brothers › Lung cancer: A cloud on China's polluted horizon ADVERTISEMENT HEALTH AND MEDICINE 1 in 200 mothers reports a "virgin" birth, study finds Roughly one out of every 200 American women claim to have become pregnant as virgins, according to a recently published study. But scholars... › Eating nuts during pregnancy may reduce allergy risk in children › Concussions linked to Alzheimer's disease? HIGHLIGHTS Holiday magic? Reindeer eyes change from gold to blue at Christmas Rudolph the fictional reindeer was famous for his oddly colored nose, but his true-life cousins have eyes that change color depending on the... › NASA's Deep Space Network celebrates its 50th anniversary › 2013: The year in Science