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U.K. attack shines spotlight on deadly nerve agent developed by Soviet scientists
Researchers race to understand one of the most toxic poisons ever created -
Mysterious asteroid from beyond our solar system probably came from a place with two stars
There’s less than a 25% chance that ‘Oumuamua came from a single-star solar system -
Can a new study tell you how to avoid getting sick on a plane—or just the best bathroom to use?
Critics question utility of disease transmission model -
Some dogs were royalty, others were dinner in ancient Mayan culture
Study provides earliest evidence of animal domestication and treatment in early Latin America -
Reporter’s notebook: House budget hearing shows science chairman’s impact on NSF peer review
Representative Lamar Smith’s push to ensure grants are “in the national interest” has made a mark -
Top stories: Honoring Stephen Hawking, excavating eruptions, and solving an ancient skull mystery
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Ousted from ESO, Brazilian astronomy will be ‘strangled,’ says president of the Brazilian Astronomical Society
Nation had pledged €270 million to the European Southern Observatory, but never made payments -
Bees love the lawns of lazy homeowners
People slow to mow their lawns have 30% more bees -
Podcast: surviving a volcanic winter and landscapes of disgust
Stories on humanity’s brush with annihilation 74,000 years ago and how animals avoid gross things for their own safety. -
Mutating DNA caught on film
Study in bacteria shows how regularly DNA changes and how few of those changes are deadly -
Oldest DNA from Africa offers clues to mysterious ancient culture
North Africa was an ancient crossroads with more sophisticated culture than expected -
Signs of symbolic behavior emerged at the dawn of our species in Africa
Early humans made advanced stone tools, used colorful pigments, and formed long-distance networks as environment changed -
North American mountains get almost triple the snow previously thought
Supercomputers spit out some surprising figures -
Enough with the toxic hair dyes. We could use graphene instead
Scientists made an experimental dye that coats hair in a layer of darkly colored graphene -
Do you want to direct a research institute? Germany’s Max Planck Society has hundreds of top jobs to fill
A wave of retirements offers a chance to recruit female directors and open up new research avenues -
Global climate science group ponders effort to recruit more female authors
International Panel on Climate Change could set up new task force this week -
Science and math fields are losing LGBQ undergrads
But women sexual minorities are more likely to stick around -
Scientists beware: The price is high, the payoff uncertain at glossy publications aimed at Europe’s decision-makers
Customers question whether paid articles in digital magazines are worth the money -
Weird vibrations poised to control quantum computers
Physicists poised to gain complete control of vibrations in emerging field of quantum acoustics -
There’s a new aurora in subpolar skies. Its name is Steve
Satellite fly-by reveals charged particles moving at nearly 6 kilometers per second -
Prosthetic hands feel more real, thanks to some good vibrations
Advance could help amputees get a more natural feeling from their artificial appendages -
Stephen Hawking, who shined a light on black holes, dies at age 76
Famed theoretician pioneered the theoretical study of black holes -
Science ‘champion’ Dan Lipinski faces tough race in Illinois primary
Congressman could lose to progressive Democrat -
A revered rocket scientist set in motion China’s mass surveillance of its citizens
Qian Xuesen’s systems engineering permeates many facets of Chinese society
