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Neutron Star about to explode

Meet the scientist who turns data into music—and listen to the sound of a neutron star

Latest News | Jul. 21, 2017

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Salk with clouds behind

Salk Institute hit with discrimination lawsuit by third female scientist

ScienceInsider | Jul. 20, 2017

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Surprise! The proton is lighter than we thought

Latest News | Jul. 20, 2017

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A photo of Mirarr landowners Mark Djandjomerr (center) and May Nango (right) observing researcher Elspeth Hayes sampling stone tool residue near Madjedbebe

A find in Australia hints at very early human exit from Africa

Latest News | Jul. 19, 2017

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Plastic in nature

In the next 30 years, we’ll make four times more plastic waste than we ever have

Latest News | Jul. 19, 2017

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Australian government to roll back marine protections

By April ReeseJul. 24, 2017
Rising costs hamper mega–neutron beam facility

By Edwin CartlidgeJul. 24, 2017
With unusual candor, Senate appropriators ‘reject’ cuts to energy research

By Adrian ChoJul. 24, 2017
Swaziland makes major strides against its AIDS epidemic

By Jon CohenJul. 24, 2017
Money, politics, and abandoned homes: Why the 2020 Census might be in jeopardy

By Jeffrey MervisJul. 24, 2017
Trump EPA eyes former Obama energy official to lead climate science face-off

By Hannah Northey, E&E NewsJul. 24, 2017
Wi-Fi could protect you from getting lost in virtual reality

By Matthew HutsonJul. 24, 2017
Excavation starts for U.S. particle physicists’ next giant experiment

By Adrian ChoJul. 21, 2017
Controversy greets Trump pick to lead EPA chemical safety programs

By Puneet KolliparaJul. 21, 2017
Meet the scientist who turns data into music—and listen to the sound of a neutron star

By Giorgia GuglielmiJul. 21, 2017
French funding agency president resigns amidst tensions

By Elisabeth PainJul. 21, 2017
Top stories: Detecting fake images, Earth’s fastest animals, and why dogs are so friendly

By Giorgia GuglielmiJul. 21, 2017
Plans for a research powerhouse in the Andes begin to unravel

By Emiliano Rodríguez MegaJul. 21, 2017
Want to analyze millions of scientific papers all at once? Here’s the best way to do it

By Lindsay McKenzieJul. 21, 2017
North Korea travel ban would hit Pyongyang University hard

By Richard StoneJul. 21, 2017

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Science Magazine

Vol 357, Issue 6348
21 July 2017

In Depth

Zika rewrites maternal immunization ethics

By Jon CohenJul. 21, 2017
Unlocking a key to maize's amazing success

By Elizabeth PennisiJul. 21, 2017
The first Australians arrived early

By Ann GibbonsJul. 21, 2017
Gender discrimination lawsuit at Salk ignites controversy

By Meredith WadmanJul. 21, 2017
NIH redefines clinical trials, attracting critics

By Jocelyn KaiserJul. 21, 2017

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Saving Europe's salamanders

By Erik StokstadJul. 21, 2017

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By Andrew WagnerJul. 19, 2017
Watch this robotic appendage give humans a third arm

By Matthew HutsonJul. 17, 2017
Scientists uncover trick to spider’s stealth

By Lakshmi SupriyaJul. 14, 2017
This conch shell trumpet would be heard far and wide in the ancient world

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Australian government to roll back marine protections

By April ReeseJul. 24, 2017
Rising costs hamper mega–neutron beam facility

By Edwin CartlidgeJul. 24, 2017
With unusual candor, Senate appropriators ‘reject’ cuts to energy research

By Adrian ChoJul. 24, 2017
Swaziland makes major strides against its AIDS epidemic

By Jon CohenJul. 24, 2017
Money, politics, and abandoned homes: Why the 2020 Census might be in jeopardy

By Jeffrey MervisJul. 24, 2017

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painting of Salvador Dalí

How did Salvador Dalí’s mustache survive his death?

Jul. 24, 2017

Some Alzheimer’s patients might have been misdiagnosed, study suggests

Jul. 20, 2017
NASA catches a glimpse of New Horizons’ next target

Jul. 19, 2017
5000-year-old monument may contain ancestors of Stonehenge builders

Jul. 17, 2017
Scientists record videos in strands of DNA using CRISPR

Jul. 17, 2017