The top 100 will be released in groups of 10 over the course of the month. Check back to see all of the science stories that made it.
1. China's SyndromeTainted products and choking pollution spark anxiety across the globe.- Related Web-exclusive feature: The Smoking Torch
2. Reawakening the Dormant MindStirring from a comalike state, a patient rewrites our understanding of consciousness- Related Web-exclusive feature: Diagnosing Consciousness
3. PlanetpaloozaA new crop of alien planets raises the bar on bizarre.
4. Arctic ThawRapidly melting ice in the Far North alarms climatologists and lures nations into competition for newly accessible trade routes and resources.
