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Across
  1. 3. Legume successfully grown in simulated lunar soil
  2. 5. Venom source that inspired a new class of non-opioid pain-relief drugs
  3. 6. Animal whose population rebounded, reducing inbreeding risk
  4. 7. Country verified by WHO as having eliminated leprosy
  5. 9. Two-wheeled electric vehicle gaining popularity for commuting
  6. 13. Rare double cosmic explosion confirmed by scientists
  7. 15. Conservation strategy restoring ecosystems by reintroducing species
  8. 16. Synthetic fabric now separable from cotton for improved recycling
Down
  1. 1. Space telescope revealing unprecedented details of early galaxies
  2. 2. Tiny plastic particles now found throughout the food chain
  3. 4. Asteroid system tested during NASA’s planetary defense experiment
  4. 7. Technology sector whose market value has rapidly doubled
  5. 8. Scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence
  6. 10. Energy breakthrough achieving net gain in laboratory experiments
  7. 11. NASA mission that successfully altered an asteroid’s orbit
  8. 12. Artificial heart technology that uses magnetic levitation
  9. 14. Light-based technology used to flip a magnet’s polarity