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NASA must rework planetary protection plans, panel advises

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By Eva FrederickOct. 18, 2019
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By Sid PerkinsOct. 18, 2019
Scientific integrity bill advances in U.S. House with bipartisan support

By Jeffrey MervisOct. 17, 2019
Podcast: Trying to find the mind in the brain, and why adults are always badmouthing the next generation

By Sarah Crespi, Sara ReardonOct. 17, 2019
Now retired, top U.S. environmental scientist feels free to speak her mind

By Warren CornwallOct. 17, 2019
Fast new 3D printing method creates objects as big as an adult human

By Robert F. ServiceOct. 17, 2019
New universe of miniproteins is upending cell biology and genetics

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Vol 366, Issue 6463
18 October 2019

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Drought test begins in Biosphere 2 rainforest

By Erik StokstadOct. 18, 2019
NIH ‘high risk, high reward’ awardees skew male—again

By Meredith WadmanOct. 18, 2019
Sauropods get a new diet and a new look

By John PickrellOct. 18, 2019
Lithium-ion battery development takes Nobel

By Robert F. ServiceOct. 18, 2019
Rival theories face off over brain's source of consciousness

By Sara ReardonOct. 18, 2019
Texas cancer agency seeks new vote of approval

By Jocelyn KaiserOct. 18, 2019

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NASA must rework planetary protection plans, panel advises

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Now retired, top U.S. environmental scientist feels free to speak her mind

By Warren CornwallOct. 17, 2019
Indian government tightens rules on academic collaboration with China

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