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Moon safe for long-term human exploration, first surface radiation measurements show

Latest News | Sep. 25, 2020

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Hidden immune weakness found in 14% of gravely ill COVID-19 patients

Latest News | Sep. 24, 2020

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How Neanderthals lost their Y chromosome

Latest News | Sep. 24, 2020

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Costa Rica is producing a new corps of skilled tropical biologists. But many can’t find jobs at home

Latest News | Sep. 24, 2020

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Moon safe for long-term human exploration, first surface radiation measurements show

By Adam MannSep. 25, 2020
Kitty see, kitty do: cat imitates human, in first scientific demonstration of behavior

By David GrimmSep. 25, 2020
When COVID-19 silenced cities, birdsong recaptured its former glory

By Erik StokstadSep. 24, 2020
Newfound brain structure explains why some birds are so smart—and maybe even self-aware

By Virginia MorellSep. 24, 2020
Hidden immune weakness found in 14% of gravely ill COVID-19 patients

By Meredith WadmanSep. 24, 2020
How Neanderthals lost their Y chromosome

By Ann GibbonsSep. 24, 2020
Podcast: How Neanderthals got human Y chromosomes, and the earliest human footprints in Arabia

By Sarah Crespi, Ann GibbonsSep. 24, 2020
COVID-19 data on Native Americans is ‘a national disgrace.’ This scientist is fighting to be counted

By Lizzie WadeSep. 24, 2020
Costa Rica is producing a new corps of skilled tropical biologists. But many can’t find jobs at home

By Jocelyn KaiserSep. 24, 2020

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Science Magazine

Vol 369, Issue 6511
25 September 2020

In Brief

News at a glance

In Depth

Flawed interferon response spurs severe illness

By Meredith WadmanSep. 25, 2020
Fighting to be counted

By Lizzie WadeSep. 25, 2020
Despite obstacles, WHO unveils plan to distribute vaccine

By Kai KupferschmidtSep. 25, 2020
Turkey targets critics of its pandemic response

By Kristen McTigheSep. 25, 2020
Curved scour marks trace the directions of ancient quakes

By Paul VoosenSep. 25, 2020
The short, strange life of quantum radar

By Adrian ChoSep. 25, 2020
Sizing up a green carbon sink

By Gabriel PopkinSep. 25, 2020

Features

Seeking a niche

By Jocelyn KaiserSep. 25, 2020
A tropical research treasure faces difficult times

By Jocelyn KaiserSep. 25, 2020

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By Meagan CantwellAug. 28, 2020
Watch amoebas solve a microscopic version of London’s Hampton Court Maze

By Lucy HicksAug. 27, 2020
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By Elizabeth PennisiAug. 20, 2020
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By Charlotte HartleyAug. 19, 2020

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COVID-19 data on Native Americans is ‘a national disgrace.’ This scientist is fighting to be counted

By Lizzie WadeSep. 24, 2020
‘I just want this suffering to be over.’ Brazilians flock to COVID-19 vaccine trials

By Herton EscobarSep. 22, 2020
NASA, Space Force partnership aims to make space exploration safe

By Sarah ScolesSep. 22, 2020
Europe unveils targets for hyped research ‘missions’

By Nicholas WallaceSep. 22, 2020
WHO unveils global plan to fairly distribute COVID-19 vaccine, but challenges await

By Kai KupferschmidtSep. 21, 2020

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This tiny device harvests energy from a simple breeze

By Lucy HicksSep. 23, 2020
Images of a black hole reveal how cosmic beasts change over time

By Rasha AridiSep. 23, 2020
Cancer drug shrinks ‘undruggable’ lung tumors

By Jocelyn KaiserSep. 21, 2020
Australian labradoodles are mostly poodle, genetic analysis reveals

By Rasha AridiSep. 11, 2020
The giant Megalodon shark was three times as big as a great white, new measurements show

By Rebekah TuchschererSep. 4, 2020

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