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Here are Smithsonian Magazine's choices for the top ten scientific discoveries of the past decade:

1. The discovery of a hominin species that lived nearly two million years ago

2. Gravitational waves detected for the first time

3. The hottest years on record

4. CRISPR-Cas9

5. Discoveries on other planets

6. Discovery of fossilized dinosaur pigments

7. Redefining the kilogram

8. First ancient human genome sequenced

9. Ebola vaccine

10. Higgs Boson detected

To read the details of each of these discoveries click here