Maine’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ marks a big win for some scientists

Researchers have urged regulators to take new approach to nonstick compounds | Continue reading


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One-third of Sun-like stars may have eaten their planets

Study could aid hunt for Earth-like worlds | Continue reading


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Tiny diamond mirrors could smooth out already revolutionary x-ray lasers

Ambitious recycling scheme would make giant accelerator-driven machines work more like ordinary lasers | Continue reading


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Ancient Romans consumed gobs of olive oil and fish, volcano victims reveal

Remains from Herculaneum hold dietary surprises | Continue reading


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Unethical? Unnecessary? The Covid-19 vaccine booster debate intensifies

As United States reveals its plan to offer an extra dose of COVID-19 vaccine, equity and scientific questions abound | Continue reading


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Russia’s Sputnik V protects against severe Covid-19 from Delta variant, study

Two shots offer 81% protection from hospitalization and prevent lung injury, data from St. Petersburg suggest | Continue reading


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Amid pandemic disruptions, grad students push to unionize

Students at the universities of New Mexico, California, and Vermont are among those currently organizing | Continue reading


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Having SARS-CoV-2 once confers much greater immunity than a vaccine

Israelis who had an infection were more protected against the Delta coronavirus variant than those who had an already highly effective COVID-19 vaccine | Continue reading


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Fraudulent data raise questions about superstar researcher honesty

Dan Ariely denies fabricating data, but can’t produce records to clear his name | Continue reading


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‘Big step forward.’ Energy expert analyzes the new U.S. infrastructure bill

$1 trillion package would spur green energy | Continue reading


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I cultivated connections outside academia–and landed a job

This medical writer recounts the day that changed the course of her career | Continue reading


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Employers, don’t tell us to take breaks if we can’t

Urging self-care doesn’t fix unrealistic work expectations, our Experimental Error columnist writes | Continue reading


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How to stop self-sabotaging your career

In this installment of Your Unicorn Career, our columnist advises about guarding your career against attacks from within | Continue reading


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Can anonymous faculty searches boost diversity?

The chair of a department experimenting with this approach shares their experience | Continue reading


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Thoughts of work invaded my life–until I learned how to unplug

“My habitual email checking was key to my problem,” this postdoc writes | Continue reading


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Massive volcanoes could cool Earth more in a warming world

Enhanced cooling would still be dwarfed by climate change | Continue reading


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Researchers revive the dream of a martian habitat in Arizona–in miniature

Thirty years after Biosphere 2 began, sealed greenhouse on its campus will host space-related research | Continue reading


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New SARS-CoV-2 variants have changed the pandemic. What will the virus do next?

The pandemic is giving scientists a unique view of viral evolution in action | Continue reading


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Like humans, cuttlefish can form complex memories

“Sophisticated” new study suggests cuttlefish memories get better with age | Continue reading


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Covid-19 vaccines may trigger superimmunity in people who had SARS long ago

After vaccine boost, severe acute respiratory syndrome survivors have antibodies that neutralize broad array of coronaviruses | Continue reading


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With explosive new result, laser-powered fusion effort nears ‘ignition’

National Ignition Facility’s latest fusion shot records a major jump in energy yield | Continue reading


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Scientists map urban heat islands–and track how communities are affected

New York City residents helped guide National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration project | Continue reading


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Black holes surrounded by energy-harvesting structures could power alien

Energy gathered by a “Dyson sphere” around a black hole could surpass that of 100,000 stars, physicists calculate | Continue reading


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A grim warning from Israel: Vaccination blunts, but does not defeat Delta

With early vaccination and outstanding data, country is the world’s real-life COVID-19 lab | Continue reading


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Grizzly bear DNA maps onto Indigenous language families

Both bears and humans may have been attracted to the same resource-rich regions | Continue reading


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U.S. chimp sanctuary is poised to give its primates a Covid-19 vaccine

Dozens of chimps will receive an experimental vaccine made by Zotis, but other sanctuaries are holding off | Continue reading


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Critics say a childhood asthma study unethically withheld care

Science investigation reveals concerning details of vitamin D supplement trial that a whistleblower scientist calls “stunning and callous” | Continue reading


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Scientists urged Wisconsin to limit its wolf kill. It didn’t go well

State board to allow hunters to kill 300 wolves, raising fears for population’s health | Continue reading


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Little kids burn so much energy, they’re like a different species, study finds

In the most comprehensive analysis of its kind, scientists find stark differences between children and adults | Continue reading


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‘Landmark’ study finds artificial antibodies can protect against malaria

Nine people given preventive infusions did not get infected despite deliberate exposure to parasite-carrying mosquitoes | Continue reading


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Gene therapy clinical trial halted as cancer risk surfaces

Virus carrying corrective gene may have caused study participant’s bone marrow disorder | Continue reading


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Pistachios wallop walnuts as the toughest nut to crack

Microscopic 3D puzzles are a “holy grail” of material strength | Continue reading


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Soil maps help scientists dig up dirt in criminal investigations

New data sets could serve as universal reference point for investigators | Continue reading


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Major UK science funder require grantees to make papers immediately free to all

New policy brings UKRI-funded research in line with European open-access push | Continue reading


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Covid-19 vaccinemaker Novavax faces manufacturing setback

United States tells small firm to stop making vaccine in the country, although company pushes ahead elsewhere | Continue reading


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Giant trial of Covid-19 treatments is restarting. These are the drugs

Solidarity study kicks back into action after 6 months in the doldrums | Continue reading


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Scientist says cleaning indoor air could make us healthier–and smarter

The pandemic has given new urgency to Joseph Allen's quest to improve the air we breathe inside buildings | Continue reading


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Cheap material converts heat to electricity

New thermoelectric could usher in inexpensive power source | Continue reading


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Controversy flare over informing research subjects of incidental genetic finding

Study authors urge routine return of findings that are medically actionable; other bioethicists cry foul | Continue reading


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Scientists flew eggs across the ocean to save seabirds from climate change

A 6000-kilometer journey could help black-footed albatross at risk of sea-level rise | Continue reading


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'New’ idea suggests longer days on early Earth set stage for complex life

Photosynthetic bacteria in Great Lakes sinkhole provide key clues about ancient atmosphere | Continue reading


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Nobelists decry Chinese government’s censorship attempts at the Nobel Summit

Federal agencies are also investigating alleged cyberattacks | Continue reading


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U.N. climate panel confronts implausibly hot forecasts of future warming

For the first time, major IPCC report likely to use recent warming to predict future heat increase | Continue reading


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Obesity doesn’t always mean ill health. Here’s what scientists are learning

Research on DNA, animals, and people could lead to rethinking medical care | Continue reading


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Event Horizon Telescope captures ‘beautiful’ images of second black hole’s jet

Snapshots of black hole at center of Centaurus A galaxy suggest all such are basically the same | Continue reading


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Clever carpentry helps bees fix wild honeycombs

By studying imperfections inside the hive, researchers learn more about its construction | Continue reading


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The overlooked superpower of mRNA vaccines

Growing literature shows the vaccines are shutting down even asymptomatic viral invasion | Continue reading


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France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal brain disease strikes

A 2019 death from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was linked to a lab accident; a similar case is now under investigation | Continue reading


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