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  • Synthetic Vaccine Strain May Speed Up Pandemic Response
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    Synthetic Vaccine Strain May Speed Pandemic Response

    Technique could save 4 weeks in manufacture, saving tens of thousands of lives

  • Melting Glaciers, Not Just Ice Sheets, Stoking Sea-Level Rise
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    Melting Glaciers Stoking Sea-Level Rise

    Although field measurements were accurate on glaciers being monitored, they weren't representative of the world's glaciers

  • More Genomes From Denisova Cave Show Mixing of Early Human Groups
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    More Genomes From Denisova Cave

    Analyses of three fossil samples using a powerful new method paint a complex picture of mingling among different ancient human groups

  • Lawmakers Await NSF's Response to Query About Grants
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    Lawmakers Await NSF's Response

    Officials must weigh factors like reviewer confidentiality in responding to Representative Lamar Smith's request for NSF to justify recent research grants

  • Troubled Waters for Ancient Shipwrecks
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    Troubled Waters For Ancient Shipwrecks

    As archaeologists find new ways to pull precious data from wrecks, they are squaring off against those salvaging ships for profit

  • Following the Flavor
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    Following the Flavor

    Scientists are beginning to unravel why we love some types of food and hate others; it's a vastly more complex topic than they once thought

 
 

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Friendly Viruses Protect Us Against Bacteria

Viruses in mucus may be important line of defense against disease

ScienceShot: Why Most Snails Coil to the Right

Researchers uncover evolutionary explanation for lack of "lefties"

Why Penguins Don't Fly

Study of penguin look-alike reveals advantages to being a ground-based bird

Uptick in Whooping Cough Linked to Subpar Vaccines

Newer shots are safer, but not as effective as older ones

When Did Humans Begin Hurling Spears?

New hunting technique allowed killing at a safe distance

Top Stories: A Shocking Way to Improve Math Skills, Kepler Malfunctions, and More

Some of our favorite stories of the week

ScienceShot: Fungi Provide an Early Warning System for Plants

Fungus alerts plants to aphid attack

ScienceShot: Easy Hiking, and Biking, on Titan

First global topographic map of Saturn's big moon shows a subdued landscape

Podcast: Apes, Monkeys, Kiwis, and Tigers. Oh My!

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week

ScienceShot: A Future Baby's Revealing First Photos

Technique could improve success rates of IVF

U.S. Senate Confirms Ernest Moniz as Secretary of Energy

MIT physicist had served as undersecretary during Clinton administration

ScienceShot: Chalk + Glass = Beauty

Scientists discover simple set of design rules for creating complex shapes

Trouble With Math? Maybe You Should Get Your Brain Zapped

Study shows that electrical brain stimulation speeds mathematical learning

Atlantic Coast Warping Like a 'Magic Carpet'

Discovery may change how geologists reconstruct past climate

ScienceShot: Invasive Ladybug Carries Fatal Parasite

Infectious fungus key to beetle’s success

In 'Insurrection,' Scientists, Editors Call for Abandoning Journal Impact Factors

Research community urged to stop judging scientists by where their papers are published

NSF Says No to Congressman's Request for Reviewer Comments

House science panel wanted details on why NSF funded five social science research projects

Malfunction Could Mark the End of NASA's Kepler Mission

Planet-hunting spacecraft has lost pointing ability

ScienceShot: Zipping Around Uranus and Neptune

The two giant worlds have only shallow winds

ScienceShot: Stinky Feet Smell Sweet to Malaria-Infected Mosquitoes

Insects three times more likely to be drawn to the human odor than their uninfected counterparts
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Human Stem Cells From Cloning, Finally

This time it looks like it's for real: Researchers have made personalized human embryonic stem cells with a method similar to how Dolly the sheep was cloned—though with an added jolt of caffeine.


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