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Controversy flares over informing research subjects about ‘incidental’ genetic findings

By Meredith WadmanAug. 2, 2021
These scientists flew eggs across the ocean to save seabirds from climate change

By Meagan CantwellAug. 2, 2021
‘Totally new’ idea suggests longer days on early Earth set stage for complex life

By Elizabeth PennisiAug. 2, 2021
Cheap material converts heat to electricity

By Robert F. ServiceAug. 2, 2021
Why does corn grow so well? Scientists think soil microbes play a role

By Erik StokstadJul. 29, 2021
Zhengzhou subway flooding a warning for other major cities

By Dennis NormileJul. 29, 2021
Deadly viruses help moths and butterflies fight off parasitic wasps

By Mennatalla IbrahimJul. 29, 2021
Podcast: Debating healthy obesity, delaying type 1 diabetes, and visiting bone rooms

By Sarah Crespi, Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, et al.Jul. 29, 2021

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Science Magazine

Vol 373, Issue 6554
30 July 2021

In Brief

News at a glance

In Depth

Climate panel confronts implausibly hot models

By Paul VoosenJul. 30, 2021
France halts prion research amid safety concerns

By Barbara CasassusJul. 30, 2021
Mars rover's sampling campaign begins

By Paul VoosenJul. 30, 2021
Huge protein structure database could transform biology

By Robert F. ServiceJul. 30, 2021
The overlooked superpower of mRNA vaccines

By Meredith WadmanJul. 30, 2021

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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

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This ‘living fossil’ could reach 100 years old

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Cicadas that come out every 17 years may emerge more often in the future

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Controversy flares over informing research subjects about ‘incidental’ genetic findings

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By Dennis NormileJul. 29, 2021
A new ‘Green List’ provides road map for species recovery

By Rachel FrittsJul. 28, 2021
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Nobelists decry Chinese government’s censorship attempts at the Nobel Summit

By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega Jul. 27, 2021

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Scientists just turned water into gold—sort of

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CRISPR creates first genetically modified marsupials

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