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Podcast: The facts on COVID-19 contact tracing apps, and benefits of returning sea otters to the wild

By Sarah Crespi, Kelly ServickJun. 11, 2020

On this week’s show: How to know whether coronavirus-fighting contact tracing apps are working, and an extensive cost-benefit analysis of reintroducing sea otters to the Northern Pacific Ocean
Pandemic upends Colombia’s controversial drug war plan to resume aerial spraying

By Kata KaráthJun. 11, 2020

Court rules spraying of herbicide glyphosate can’t restart until communities consulted
Balls of cells mimic an unseen stage of human embryo development

By Kelly ServickJun. 11, 2020

Structures made from stem cells model the point at which the human body begins to take shape
Researchers around the world prepare to #ShutDownSTEM and ‘Strike For Black Lives’

By Sophia ChenJun. 9, 2020

Organizers aim to confront racism in the scientific community
Three big studies dim hopes that hydroxychloroquine can treat or prevent COVID-19

By Kai KupferschmidtJun. 9, 2020

Amid politicization and scandal, a disappointing scientific picture is emerging
Coronavirus rips through Dutch mink farms, triggering culls to prevent human infections

By Martin EnserinkJun. 9, 2020

At least two farm workers have caught the disease from mink
Who’s to blame? These three scientists are at the heart of the Surgisphere COVID-19 scandal

By Charles PillerJun. 8, 2020

Author partnership on coronavirus papers is “completely bizarre” and should have been a red flag, former journal editor says
Galactic flash points to long-sought source for enigmatic radio bursts

By Daniel CleryJun. 8, 2020

CHIME telescope catches burst generated by magnetized neutron star in the Milky Way
Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo to sue Japanese drug firm for 22 billion yen

By Dennis NormileJun. 8, 2020

Dispute stems from patent rights to lucrative cancer treatment
Like humans, these big-brained birds may owe their smarts to long childhoods

By Amanda HeidtJun. 8, 2020

Parenting may be linked to the evolution of larger brains and intelligence in corvids
Abortion opponents protest COVID-19 vaccines’ use of fetal cells

By Meredith WadmanJun. 5, 2020

Two candidates on White House short list will receive up to $1.7 billion
This cow’s antibodies could be the newest weapon against COVID-19

By Mitch LeslieJun. 5, 2020

Company is using genetically modified cows to produce immune proteins that neutralize the pandemic coronavirus
‘I can't even enjoy this.’ #BlackBirdersWeek organizer shares her struggles as a black scientist

By Katie LanginJun. 5, 2020

This week’s Twitter event highlighted the work of black scientists who study nature
Prominent Harvard archaeologist put on leave amid allegations of sexual harassment

By Ann GibbonsJun. 5, 2020

Three former students describe propositions, affairs with Gary Urton, an expert on Incan knotted strings
As pandemic pounds U.S. universities, federal support helps their labs stay afloat

By Jeffrey MervisJun. 5, 2020

Government grants continue to support scientists, who are starting to return
Animal and human studies reveal health impacts of social inequality

By Elizabeth PennisiJun. 5, 2020

Merging animal and people studies can clarify the role of social status in well-being
Top U.S. scientists left out of White House selection of COVID-19 vaccine short list

By Jon CohenJun. 4, 2020

Operation Warp Speed chooses largely unproven vaccine technologies for fast-tracking
‘I would not recommend this.’ A scientist’s hydroxychloroquine trial—and his advice to Trump

By Kai KupferschmidtJun. 4, 2020

A study found the drug doesn’t prevent COVID-19 in people who were in close contact with a patient
Two elite medical journals retract coronavirus papers over data integrity questions

By Charles Piller, Kelly ServickJun. 4, 2020

Mysterious company Surgisphere declined to provide access to hospital data used to evaluate drugs in COVID-19 patients
Protests over killings of black people could erode racism, researcher says

By Michael PriceJun. 4, 2020

Researcher says stereotypes will fall away as people come to see themselves as on the same side
Ancient DNA reveals diverse origins of Caribbean’s earliest inhabitants

By Lizzie WadeJun. 4, 2020

Genetic links hint at early migration from North America
Podcast: Why men may have more severe COVID-19 symptoms, and using bacteria to track contaminated food

By Sarah Crespi, Meredith WadmanJun. 4, 2020

On this week’s show: New research suggests male sex hormones may be behind more deadly coronavirus infections in men, and using DNA-barcoded bacterial spores to mark and track vegetables
The galaxy’s brightest explosions go nuclear with an unexpected trigger: pairs of dead stars

By Daniel CleryJun. 4, 2020

White dwarf binaries could drive type Ia supernovae, critical as cosmic yardsticks
NIH grapples with rush to claim billions in pandemic research funds

By Jocelyn KaiserJun. 3, 2020

Researchers face confusing rules, worries about quality of science
Europe bets R&D spending will bring jobs to battered economy

By Nicholas WallaceJun. 3, 2020

Horizon Europe gets €13.5 billion to spend fast, spur growth

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Harvard anthropology professor retires amid accusations of sexual harassment

By Ann GibbonsJul. 14, 2020
The pandemic virus is slowly mutating. But is it getting more dangerous?

By Kai KupferschmidtJul. 14, 2020
United States drops visa restriction on foreign students attending remote classes

By Science News StaffJul. 14, 2020
‘It’s a tricky thing.’ COVID-19 cases haven’t soared in Nigeria, but that could change

By Jop de VriezeJul. 14, 2020
Journals endorse new checklist to clean up sloppy animal research

By Cathleen O’GradyJul. 14, 2020

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