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Vol 365, Issue 6459
20 September 2019

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Billions of North American birds have vanished

By Elizabeth PennisiSep. 20, 2019
New deals could help scientific societies survive open access

By Jeffrey BrainardSep. 20, 2019
Dust from asteroid breakup veiled and cooled Earth

By Joshua SokolSep. 20, 2019
EPA plan to end animal testing splits scientists

By David GrimmSep. 20, 2019
Face of the mysterious Denisovans emerges

By Michael PriceSep. 20, 2019
A new ‘Blob’ menaces Pacific ecosystems

By Warren CornwallSep. 20, 2019
GM mosquito study draws fire

By Kelly ServickSep. 20, 2019
Sickle cell drug raises hopes and doubts

By Meredith WadmanSep. 20, 2019

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Grad student unions dealt blow as proposed new rule says students aren’t ‘employees’

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By Jeffrey MervisSep. 19, 2019
EPA signals retreat from controversial ‘secret science’ rule

By Sean Reilly, E&E NewsSep. 19, 2019
Kashmir’s communication blackout is a ‘devastating blow’ for academics, researchers say

By Sanjay KumarSep. 19, 2019
Senate bill would give NIH $3 billion in 2020, or 7.7% boost

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