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Brain signals converted into words ‘speak’ for person with paralysis

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Giant tsunami from dino-killing asteroid impact revealed in fossilized ‘megaripples’

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Mysterious DNA sequences, known as ‘Borgs,’ recovered from California mud

By Elizabeth PennisiJul. 15, 2021
Iran’s plans for research reactor fuel imperil revival of nuclear deal

By Richard StoneJul. 15, 2021
Mom’s powerful friends keep high-ranking hyenas on top

By Elizabeth PennisiJul. 15, 2021
Researchers unveil ‘phenomenal’ new AI for predicting protein structures

By Elizabeth PennisiJul. 15, 2021
Podcast: Science after COVID-19, and a landslide that became a flood

By Sarah Crespi, Joel Goldberg, et al.Jul. 15, 2021
Exploding stars may have assaulted ancient Earth

By Daniel CleryJul. 15, 2021
Surprise undersea volcano could offer unique window into Earth’s interior

By Akila RaghavanJul. 15, 2021
Physicists move closer to defeating errors in quantum computation

By Adrian ChoJul. 14, 2021

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Science Magazine

Vol 373, Issue 6552
16 July 2021

In Brief

News at a glance

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Protein structure prediction now easier, faster

By Elizabeth PennisiJul. 16, 2021
Brain signals ‘speak’ for person with paralysis

By Kelly ServickJul. 16, 2021
Will COVID-19 change science? Past pandemics offer clues

By Jennifer Couzin-FrankelJul. 16, 2021
Large survey finds questionable research practices are common

By Jop de VriezeJul. 16, 2021
Astronomers lay high-energy particle traps in Greenland's ice

By Daniel CleryJul. 16, 2021
Senate bill gives ‘have-not’ states a big boost

By Jeffrey MervisJul. 16, 2021
European law could boost clinical trials reporting

By Barbara CasassusJul. 16, 2021

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These cauliflowerlike anemones snack on ants

By Alex ViverosJun. 25, 2021
Mongoose mothers help their colonies thrive—by forgetting which pups are theirs

By Mennatalla IbrahimJun. 23, 2021
Your body’s ‘hidden’ senses might help treat epilepsy, depression

By Katie Free, Joel GoldbergJun. 22, 2021
This ‘living fossil’ could reach 100 years old

By Alex ViverosJun. 17, 2021
Cicadas that come out every 17 years may emerge more often in the future

By Meagan CantwellJun. 15, 2021

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Iran’s plans for research reactor fuel imperil revival of nuclear deal

By Richard StoneJul. 15, 2021
European law could improve ‘scandalous’ lack of clinical trial data reporting

By Barbara CasassusJul. 14, 2021
Will COVID-19 change science? Past pandemics offer clues

By Jennifer Couzin-FrankelJul. 13, 2021
Congress takes first spending steps, with good news for U.S. research agencies

By Science News StaffJul. 12, 2021
Senate bill gives ‘have-not’ states a gigantic research set-aside

By Jeffrey MervisJul. 12, 2021

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Gene therapy restores missing dopamine in children with rare brain disease

By Mennatalla IbrahimJul. 14, 2021
Climate change has made hurricanes more dangerous, but not more frequent

By Rachel FrittsJul. 13, 2021
Dense swarms of fireflies flash in unison

By Rachel FrittsJul. 8, 2021
Physicists take the most detailed image of atoms to date

By Anil OzaJun. 30, 2021
Dinosaurs may have lived in the Arctic year-round

By Alex ViverosJun. 25, 2021

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