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Nuclear fallout is showing up in U.S. honey, decades after bomb tests

By Nikk OgasaApr. 20, 2021
Who pulled the trigger? Gun muzzle exhaust may complicate analysis of crime scenes

By Ian RandallApr. 20, 2021
An archaeology society hosted a talk against returning Indigenous remains. Some want a new society

By Lizzie WadeApr. 19, 2021
Just 19% of Earth’s land is still ‘wild,’ analysis suggests

By Elizabeth PennisiApr. 19, 2021
Team recovers ancient genomes from dirt, revealing new history of North America’s bears

By Elizabeth PennisiApr. 19, 2021
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter lifts off of Mars

By Paul VoosenApr. 19, 2021
Fifteen journals to outsource peer-review decisions

By Cathleen O’GradyApr. 19, 2021
Uproar over sale of iconic Carnegie institution headquarters to Qatar exposes deeper tensions

By Meredith WadmanApr. 16, 2021

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Vol 372, Issue 6539
16 April 2021

In Brief

News at a glance

In Depth

Vaccine link to serious clotting disorder firms up

By Kai Kupferschmidt, Gretchen VogelApr. 16, 2021
Biden proposes a funding surge—and new agencies to manage it

By Jeffrey MervisApr. 16, 2021
DNA from cave dirt traces Neanderthal upheaval

By Ann GibbonsApr. 16, 2021
Lab-grown embryos mix human and monkey cells

By Mitch LeslieApr. 16, 2021
NAS evaluates ejecting Marcy, Ayala for sexual harassment

By Meredith WadmanApr. 16, 2021
Researchers face attacks from Bolsonaro regime

By Herton EscobarApr. 16, 2021

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NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter lifts off of Mars

By Paul VoosenApr. 19, 2021
Fifteen journals to outsource peer-review decisions

By Cathleen O’GradyApr. 19, 2021
Uproar over sale of iconic Carnegie institution headquarters to Qatar exposes deeper tensions

By Meredith WadmanApr. 16, 2021
Biden administration scraps human fetal tissue research restrictions

By Kelly ServickApr. 16, 2021
New York state ends stem cell research funding

By Sofia MoutinhoApr. 16, 2021

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Climate change is triggering more lightning strikes in the Arctic

By Sofia MoutinhoApr. 7, 2021
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By Sofia MoutinhoMar. 31, 2021
Pesticide-blocking gene transferred from plants to animals

By Sofia MoutinhoMar. 26, 2021
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By Adrian ChoMar. 24, 2021
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By Sofia MoutinhoMar. 23, 2021

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