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Hong Kong universities rattled by new security law
The impact on research is unclear but worrisome, scholars say -
New White House rules restrict use of grant funding to deal with COVID-19 impacts
Earlier rules gave institutions more flexibility in supporting research -
Just 50% of Americans plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s how to win over the rest
To stop the pandemic, the world’s public health experts must win the coming “story war” over vaccine misinformation -
Pools in the Mexican desert are a window into Earth’s early life
Drainage threatens unique microbes in Cuatro Ciénegas oasis -
Can scientists solve Darwin’s ‘abominable mystery’ about the angiosperm explosion?
Molecular biology has helped illuminate long-held questions about flowering plants -
The line is forming for a COVID-19 vaccine. Who should be at the front?
U.S. and World Health Organization are already debating how to prioritize the initial distribution of a coveted vaccine -
Swine flu strain with human pandemic potential increasingly found in pigs in China
New study spotlights influenza virus that could wreak havoc if it adapts to humans -
When dikes burst, salt marshes might lessen deadly flooding
Coastal wetlands could also prevent dikes from breaching, according to new Dutch study -
It’s safe to go back to the gym—if there’s little COVID-19 around, study suggests
A trial that recruited 4000 gymgoers in Oslo, Norway, found no new infections -
EPA gives up on barring grantees from science advisory panels
Agency says it won’t challenge ruling that killed controversial policy -
Is it time to replace one of the cornerstones of animal research?
Science talks with two experts in animal ethics who want to go beyond the three Rs -
NASA’s new rover will collect martian rocks—and clues to planet’s ancient climate
Was ancient Mars warm and wet or cold and dry? Perseverance will help resolve the debate -
Mars mission would put China among space leaders
Tianwen-1, a “quest for heavenly truth,” aims for a orbiter-lander-rover trifecta -
South Africa slashes science budget, funds for giant radio telescope
As COVID-19 cases mount, Square Kilometre Array construction delayed into 2021 -
Podcast: Stopping the spread of COVID-19, and arctic adaptations in sled dogs
On this week’s show: Masking up to stop the spread of COVID-19, and why Greenland’s sled dogs are so different from other modern dogs -
Dolphins learn unusual hunting behavior from their friends
“Shelling” skills spread from peer to peer -
The chicken first crossed the road in Southeast Asia, ‘landmark’ gene study finds
Domestication of world's most common farm animal had been debated since Charles Darwin -
Graduate programs drop GRE after online version raises concerns about fairness
Professors worry that some test-takers may not have access to a home computer and stable internet -
Gravitational waves reveal lightest black hole ever observed
Lightweight black hole shouldn’t exist—at least according to some theories -
Aiming ultrasound at the brain raises hope of new treatments
Approach could lead to new ways to treat epilepsy, depression, and Alzheimer's disease -
Lawsuit alleges scientific misconduct at U.S. nuclear weapons lab
Cooked-up computer simulation could undermine predictions of how refurbished nuclear warhead would perform, fired physicist claims -
COVID-19 cancels charity galas and walks. Science is paying the price
Nonprofits that fund research are delaying, trimming, or canceling grants to scientists -
This shrimp has some of the fastest eyes on the planet
The snapping shrimp see sharply what most other animals only see as a blur -
‘It’s a nightmare.’ How Brazilian scientists became ensnared in chloroquine politics
Researchers accused of killing patients after using a high dose to treat coronavirus infection
