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Biden proposes a science-led New Deal to end pandemic suffering

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School risk calculations scrambled by fast-spreading virus strains

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Biden appoints geneticist Eric Lander as science adviser

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Like humans, wasps seem to recognize faces as more than the sum of their parts

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By Bridget AlexJan. 19, 2021
Statisticians hail early departure of U.S. Census director

By Jeffrey MervisJan. 19, 2021
Who needs a teacher? Artificial intelligence designs lesson plans for itself

By Matthew HutsonJan. 19, 2021
Biden proposes a science-led New Deal to end pandemic suffering

By Jon Cohen, Meredith WadmanJan. 15, 2021
New coronavirus variants could cause more reinfections, require updated vaccines

By Kai KupferschmidtJan. 15, 2021
School risk calculations scrambled by fast-spreading virus strains

By Gretchen VogelJan. 15, 2021
Biden appoints geneticist Eric Lander as science adviser

By Jeffrey Mervis, Jocelyn KaiserJan. 15, 2021

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Science Magazine

Vol 371, Issue 6526
15 January 2021

In Brief

News at a glance

In Depth

Science could benefit as Democrats take power

By David Malakoff, Jeffrey MervisJan. 15, 2021
Are monarchs in trouble?

By Elizabeth PennisiJan. 15, 2021
Anemone shows mechanism of rapid evolution

By Elizabeth PennisiJan. 15, 2021
Pandemic could mark ‘turning point’ for Chinese science

By Dennis NormileJan. 15, 2021
Q&A: How to market vaccination

Jan. 15, 2021
COVID-19 measures also suppress flu—for now

By Kelly ServickJan. 15, 2021

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Watch a moon jellyfish make walls of water to glide along

By Tess JoosseJan. 6, 2021
Galloping sea lions could inspire land-sea robots

By Elizabeth PennisiJan. 4, 2021
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No more cuddly selfies with our ape cousins, top conservation body warns scientists

By Bridget AlexJan. 19, 2021
Statisticians hail early departure of U.S. Census director

By Jeffrey MervisJan. 19, 2021
Biden proposes a science-led New Deal to end pandemic suffering

By Jon Cohen, Meredith WadmanJan. 15, 2021
New coronavirus variants could cause more reinfections, require updated vaccines

By Kai KupferschmidtJan. 15, 2021
School risk calculations scrambled by fast-spreading virus strains

By Gretchen VogelJan. 15, 2021

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Identical twins aren’t so identical, after all

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