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Ancient Siberian cave hosted Neanderthals, Denisovans, and modern humans—possibly at the same time

Latest News | Jun. 23, 2021

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coral bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia

Australia’s inaction on climate puts Great Barrier Reef ‘in danger,’ UNESCO report says

ScienceInsider | Jun. 22, 2021

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Rain in sub-Saharan Africa can mean more butterflies in Europe

Latest News | Jun. 21, 2021

Andy Rouse

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What went wrong with CureVac’s highly anticipated new mRNA vaccine for COVID-19?

ScienceInsider | Jun. 18, 2021

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Claim that Chinese team hid early SARS-CoV sequences to stymie origin hunt sparks furor

By Jon CohenJun. 23, 2021
Mongoose mothers help their colonies thrive—by forgetting which pups are theirs

By Mennatalla IbrahimJun. 23, 2021
Tumors find many ways to evade groundbreaking cancer drug

By Jocelyn KaiserJun. 23, 2021
Diversion of research money to buy oil refinery enrages Mexican scientists

By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega , Inés Gutiérrez JaberJun. 23, 2021
Delta variant triggers dangerous new phase in the pandemic

By Kai Kupferschmidt, Meredith WadmanJun. 23, 2021
Through proposed climate labs, Department of Energy reaches out to urban communities

By Adrian ChoJun. 23, 2021
How do most lobsters stay cancer-free? Newly sequenced genome could reveal their secrets

By R.M. DavisJun. 23, 2021
China’s most mysterious wildcat may not be its own species

By David GrimmJun. 23, 2021

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Science Magazine

Vol 372, Issue 6548
18 June 2021

In Brief

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In Depth

Accusations of colonial science fly after eruption

By Roland PeaseJun. 18, 2021
Report traces surge in ocean plastic studies

By Tania RabesandratanaJun. 18, 2021
Biologist blows whistle on prominent co-author

By Martin EnserinkJun. 18, 2021
Genomes offer rare glimpse of Neanderthal family groups

By Ann GibbonsJun. 18, 2021
Decades ahead, Europe picks goals for big space missions

By Daniel CleryJun. 18, 2021
DNA researchers question Senate bill's security provisions

By Jocelyn KaiserJun. 18, 2021

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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
Artificial intelligence could help biologists classify the world’s tiny creatures

By Elizabeth PennisiJun. 4, 2021
Tragic spring surge leads India to crank up coronavirus vaccine effort

By Joel GoldbergJun. 4, 2021

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Claim that Chinese team hid early SARS-CoV sequences to stymie origin hunt sparks furor

By Jon CohenJun. 23, 2021
Diversion of research money to buy oil refinery enrages Mexican scientists

By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega , Inés Gutiérrez JaberJun. 23, 2021
Delta variant triggers dangerous new phase in the pandemic

By Kai Kupferschmidt, Meredith WadmanJun. 23, 2021
Through proposed climate labs, Department of Energy reaches out to urban communities

By Adrian ChoJun. 23, 2021
Australia’s inaction on climate puts Great Barrier Reef ‘in danger,’ UNESCO report says

By Dennis NormileJun. 22, 2021

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Soil without detectable life discovered in Antarctica

By Alex ViverosJun. 18, 2021
This homely mollusk’s rock-hard chompers are made of rare minerals

By Sofia MoutinhoJun. 2, 2021
Sugars spice up RNA

By Robert ServiceMay. 18, 2021
Paralyzed person types at record speed—by imagining handwriting

By Kelly ServickMay. 13, 2021
Climate change is triggering more lightning strikes in the Arctic

By Sofia MoutinhoApr. 7, 2021

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