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Scientists unearth Africa’s oldest burial: a small child, laid to rest 78,000 years ago

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Further evidence supports controversial claim that SARS-CoV-2 genes can integrate with human DNA

By Jon CohenMay. 6, 2021
Tiny songbirds cross deserts and seas by soaring three times higher than usual

By Elizabeth PennisiMay. 6, 2021
Podcast: Chernobyl’s ruins grow restless, and entangling macroscopic objects

By Sarah Crespi, Richard StoneMay. 6, 2021
Does ocean acidification alter fish behavior? Fraud allegations create a sea of doubt

By Martin EnserinkMay. 6, 2021
Sharks use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate the seas

By Nikk OgasaMay. 6, 2021
‘It’s like the embers in a barbecue pit.’ Nuclear reactions are smoldering again at Chernobyl

By Richard StoneMay. 5, 2021
NASA’s new fleet of satellites will offer insights into the wild cards of climate change

By Paul VoosenMay. 5, 2021
Scientists unearth Africa’s oldest burial: a small child, laid to rest 78,000 years ago

By Michael PriceMay. 5, 2021

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Vol 372, Issue 6542
7 May 2021

In Brief

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In Depth

Is India's coronavirus death ‘paradox’ vanishing?

By Jon CohenMay. 7, 2021
Brazil and Russia face off over vaccine contamination charge

By Sofia Moutinho, Meredith WadmanMay. 7, 2021
NASA set to announce Earth system observatory

By Paul VoosenMay. 7, 2021
Fatal attraction to light at night pummels insects

By Elizabeth PennisiMay. 7, 2021
‘Campfires’ may drive heating of solar atmosphere

By Daniel CleryMay. 7, 2021
USDA now only partially inspects some animal labs

By David GrimmMay. 7, 2021

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How highly magnetized neutron stars set off powerful cosmic explosions

By Meagan CantwellApr. 23, 2021
Alaska’s forest fires are shifting the region’s carbon balance—sometimes for the better

By Joel GoldbergApr. 15, 2021
Ancient fish share a key feature of human vision

By Meagan CantwellApr. 9, 2021
How life span–shifting insects are reshaping aging research

By Joel Goldberg, Katie FreeApr. 1, 2021

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