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A revolutionary treatment for allergies to peanuts and other foods is going mainstream—but do the benefits outweigh the risks?

Latest News | Oct. 18, 2018

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Is this bee solitary or social? The answer may depend on an autism-linked gene

Latest News | Oct. 18, 2018

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Weird state of matter produced in space for first time

ScienceShots | Oct. 17, 2018

Stephan Seidel

Ceres's Occator crater

After visits with Vesta and Ceres, asteroid-exploring Dawn spacecraft is about to go dark

Latest News | Oct. 17, 2018

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United States reports new cases of puzzling, poliolike disease that strikes children

Latest News | Oct. 16, 2018

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Scientists home in on landing site for the next Mars rover

By Paul VoosenOct. 18, 2018
Podcast: mutant cells in the esophagus, and protecting farmers from pesticides

By Sarah Crespi, Meagan CantwellOct. 18, 2018
A revolutionary treatment for allergies to peanuts and other foods is going mainstream—but do the benefits outweigh the risks?

By Jennifer Couzin-FrankelOct. 18, 2018
Chemists find a recipe that may have jump-started life on Earth

By Robert F. ServiceOct. 18, 2018
Climate change doubters are finalists for Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board

By Scott Waldman, E&E NewsOct. 18, 2018
How ancient whales lost their teeth—and turned into the world’s biggest living filters

By April ReeseOct. 18, 2018
Lauren Underwood runs on progressive values in seeking House seat

By Jeffrey MervisOct. 18, 2018
Piranhalike teeth and torn fins reveal ancient fish fight

By Gretchen VogelOct. 18, 2018
Is this bee solitary or social? The answer may depend on an autism-linked gene

By Elizabeth PennisiOct. 18, 2018
Ebola outbreak in Congo is not yet international emergency

By Jon CohenOct. 17, 2018
One of the world’s largest organisms is shrinking

By David ShultzOct. 17, 2018
Weird state of matter produced in space for first time

By Adrian ChoOct. 17, 2018
World’s biggest whooping crane breeding program winds down

By Elizabeth PennisiOct. 17, 2018
Outsider takes helm at Indian research giant

By Pallava BaglaOct. 17, 2018
NASA’s planet-hunting space telescope nears its end

By Daniel CleryOct. 17, 2018

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Vol 362, Issue 6412
19 October 2018

In Brief

News at a glance

In Depth

Scientists who beat the odds seek victory in November

By Jeffrey MervisOct. 19, 2018
Scientists, environmentalists brace for Brazil's right turn

By Herton EscobarOct. 19, 2018
Planet hunter nears its end

By Daniel CleryOct. 19, 2018
NASA's asteroid explorer Dawn soon to go dark

By Paul VoosenOct. 19, 2018
China narrows U.S. lead in R&D spending

By Dennis NormileOct. 19, 2018
Outbreaks of poliolike disease pose a puzzle

By Gretchen VogelOct. 19, 2018

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These butterflies boost their hearing with an unusual strategy

By Frankie SchembriOct. 16, 2018
Sea-level rise could drown dozens of Mediterranean heritage sites

By Sid PerkinsOct. 16, 2018
Several species of insects have almost completely vanished from some tropical forests

By Erik StokstadOct. 15, 2018

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Scientists home in on landing site for the next Mars rover

By Paul VoosenOct. 18, 2018
Climate change doubters are finalists for Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board

By Scott Waldman, E&E NewsOct. 18, 2018
Lauren Underwood runs on progressive values in seeking House seat

By Jeffrey MervisOct. 18, 2018
Ebola outbreak in Congo is not yet international emergency

By Jon CohenOct. 17, 2018
World’s biggest whooping crane breeding program winds down

By Elizabeth PennisiOct. 17, 2018

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