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Stem cell research, clinical use of ‘magic mushrooms’ among issues on state ballots this year

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Could certain COVID-19 vaccines leave people more vulnerable to the AIDS virus?

ScienceInsider | Oct. 19, 2020

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In Wyoming, an ecologist seeks a new niche as a U.S. senator

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Wacky tube men could keep dingoes away from livestock in Australia

By Max G. LevyOct. 20, 2020
Dust Bowl 2.0? Rising Great Plains dust levels stir concerns

By Roland PeaseOct. 20, 2020
U.S. climate report moves ahead after complaints about delays

By Scott Waldman, E&E NewsOct. 20, 2020
Stem cell research, clinical use of ‘magic mushrooms’ among issues on state ballots this year

By Rebekah Tuchscherer, Rasha AridiOct. 20, 2020
Nature family of journals inks first open-access deal with an institution

By Jeffrey BrainardOct. 20, 2020
In new strategy, Wellcome Trust will take on global health challenges

By Kai KupferschmidtOct. 19, 2020
Could certain COVID-19 vaccines leave people more vulnerable to the AIDS virus?

By Jon CohenOct. 19, 2020
In Wyoming, an ecologist seeks a new niche as a U.S. senator

By Eli CahanOct. 19, 2020
Census Bureau needs outside help to save the 2020 census from political meddling, experts say

By Jeffrey MervisOct. 16, 2020
Distant seas might predict Colorado River droughts

By Warren CornwallOct. 16, 2020

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Science Magazine

Vol 370, Issue 6514
16 October 2020

In Brief

News at a glance

In Depth

Lava lake rises at dangerous African volcano

By Roland PeaseOct. 16, 2020
A cut above: pair that developed CRISPR earns historic award

By Jon CohenOct. 16, 2020
U.S. faculty job market tanks

By Katie LanginOct. 16, 2020
At last, room temperature superconductivity achieved

By Robert F. ServiceOct. 16, 2020
Satellite swarm threatens radio array

By Daniel CleryOct. 16, 2020
Found: genes that sway the course of the coronavirus

By Jocelyn KaiserOct. 16, 2020
The United Kingdom's mask crusader

By Ellen Ruppel ShellOct. 16, 2020

Features

Voting in a maelstrom

By Jeffrey MervisOct. 16, 2020
Scientists and science are on the ballot

By Jeffrey MervisOct. 16, 2020
What if Biden wins?

By David MalakoffOct. 16, 2020

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How systemic racism shaped the ecosystems of U.S. cities

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How stigmatizing disease—from COVID-19 to HIV—creates a vicious cycle of sickness

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By Lucy HicksSep. 23, 2020

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U.S. climate report moves ahead after complaints about delays

By Scott Waldman, E&E NewsOct. 20, 2020
Stem cell research, clinical use of ‘magic mushrooms’ among issues on state ballots this year

By Rebekah Tuchscherer, Rasha AridiOct. 20, 2020
Nature family of journals inks first open-access deal with an institution

By Jeffrey BrainardOct. 20, 2020
In new strategy, Wellcome Trust will take on global health challenges

By Kai KupferschmidtOct. 19, 2020
Could certain COVID-19 vaccines leave people more vulnerable to the AIDS virus?

By Jon CohenOct. 19, 2020

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By Lucy HicksOct. 15, 2020
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By Lucy HicksSep. 23, 2020
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By Rasha AridiSep. 23, 2020
Cancer drug shrinks ‘undruggable’ lung tumors

By Jocelyn KaiserSep. 21, 2020
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