BuzzFeed News science editor Virginia Hughes shares her top stories from this week in science, and Scientific American editor Lee Billings discusses crowdsourced planetary names.

Science Friday

Crowdsourcing Planetary Names, Female ‘Viagra,’ and a Vomit Machine

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US-Israel-Iran War

Trump rules out talks absent Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israel strikes Lebanon

Descriptions of struggle at an art exhibition in Prague

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Arts, Culture & Media

As climate change melts permafrost, landslides are becoming more dangerous

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Out of Eden Walk

As climate change melts permafrost, landslides are becoming more dangerous 

Argentine beef is coming to the US

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Business, Economics and Jobs

Amid surge in exports to US, Argentina aims to reclaim the glory days of its beef

Cuba's private businesses navigate a narrow opening

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Cuba’s private businesses navigate a narrow opening

The Americas' last prison island has become a tourist bioreserve

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History

The Americas’ last prison island has become a tourist destination

International adoptions are a failure

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Lifestyle

International adoptions face hurdles, leaving little hope for many orphaned children

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Conflict & Justice

Clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan raise concerns about ‘open war’

Sun for Spain's solar park projects or olive harvests?

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Energy

Spain debates using the sun for olive harvests or solar park projects

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Trump says Iran war could last weeks, Iran strikes US bases across region

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