Posts tagged as “Science”

The scalloped hammerhead shark is critically endangered from overfishing. Mark Conlin/VW PICS/UIG via Getty Image By Erik StokstadJan. 27, 2021 , 11:05 AM Shark populations…

Cattle herders in South Sudan are part of a dairying tradition that stretches back at least 6000 years, according to a new study. Eric Lafforgue/Art…

Regeneron’s bioreactors are producing antibodies to treat COVID-19, but they may also be able to prevent the disease. RANI LEVY/REGENERON By Jon CohenJan. 26, 2021…

A syringe is filled with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at University Hospital Magdeburg. RONNY HARTMANN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES By Kai KupferschmidtJan. 26, 2021 , 3:50 PM Science’s COVID-19…

Sunlight shines on the snow-capped peaks of the Gerlache Strait in Antarctica. Andrew Peacock/iStock.com By Tess JoosseJan. 26, 2021 , 3:40 PM Researchers have discovered…

Robert Schuyler (bottom right) has retired after using a Nazi phrase and salute during the opening plenary of a virtual archaeology conference. LIZ QUINLAN By…

A large study in 11 countries tested whether infusions of monoclonal antibodies against HIV could protect people from infection. HIV Vaccine Trials Network By Jon…

Moncef Slaoui last spring spoke at a White House ceremony that announced his appointment as scientific head of Operation Warp Speed. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post…

An artist’s conception of a Native American and a dog in ancient America Ettore Mazza By David GrimmJan. 25, 2021 , 3:25 PM Sometime toward…

Nursing home residents like Louisa Perreault in Marlborough, Massachusetts, have suffered more from COVID-19 than any other population—and a new study suggests they may benefit…

Power plant regulations could get stricter with a rise to estimates of the social cost of carbon. ISTOCK.com/HABesen By Paul VoosenJan. 22, 2021 , 3:05…

Cao Xuetao was cleared of scientific misconduct, but still faces penalties. VCG via Getty Images By Dennis NormileJan. 22, 2021 , 11:05 AM A prominent…

V. Altounian/Science By Mitch LeslieJan. 21, 2021 , 2:10 PM For 7 years as president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Robert Tjian helped steer…

Rushen/Flickr Online News Editor David Grimm joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss a controversial new paper that estimates how many rodents are used in research…

A rinkhals spits a stream of venom in self-defense. © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; Callum Mair By Mitch LeslieJan. 21, 2021…

Media outlets pounced on pandemic preprint results posted to servers such as bioRxiv, but they didn’t always convey that they were not peer reviewed. By…

In the next 200 million years, Eurasia and the Americas will collide to form the supercontinent Amasia, according to a model of tectonic plate motion.…

Golden paper wasps seem to identify one another by looking at the whole face, rather than relying on distinctive markings. Elizabeth Tibbetts By Cathleen O’GradyJan.…

The International Union for Conservation of Nature recommends photographs, like this, show a clear barrier and safe distance between primates and people. GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP via…

Census Director Steven Dillingham last year in South Carolina AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki By Jeffrey MervisJan. 19, 2021 , 3:30 PM The director of the U.S.…

An artificial intelligence taught itself to manipulate blocks by setting increasingly difficult goals. OpenAI By Matthew HutsonJan. 19, 2021 , 3:15 PM Unlike human students,…

President-elect Joe Biden wants to hire many thousands of new public health workers to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. AP Photo/Matt Slocum By Jon Cohen, Meredith…

Relatives attend a COVID-19 victim’s burial in Manaus, Brazil, on 13 January. MICHAEL DANTAS/AFP via Getty Images By Kai KupferschmidtJan. 15, 2021 , 4:55 PM…

A girl gets tested for the pandemic coronavirus in Lansingerland, Netherlands, this week, as part of an effort to track spread of a variant that…

Eric Lander AP Photo/Claudio Cruz By Jeffrey Mervis, Jocelyn KaiserJan. 15, 2021 , 3:45 PM President-elect Joe Biden has chosen a research policy maven—and familiar…

Indonesian Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin is “still in firefighting mode,” trying to bring down a recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via…

Science/AAAS By Jeffrey BrainardJan. 15, 2021 , 9:30 AM AAAS, which publishes the Science family of journals, announced today it will offer its authors a free way…

E. Petersen/Science By Charles PillerJan. 15, 2021 , 8:00 AM This story was supported by the Science Fund for Investigative Reporting. Please help Science pursue…

University of Central Florida Science Senior Correspondent Daniel Clery regales host Sarah Crespi with tales about the most important work to come from 57 years of…

Research suggests giving people visible indicators that they have received a COVID-19 vaccine, such as stickers or bracelets, could help persuade others to get the…

On 1 December 2020, the 900-ton instrument platform of the Arecibo Observatory crashed into its dish, which is cradled in a natural sinkhole. RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP…

Wildfires raged in Siberia’s vast taiga, one of many effects of 2020’s record temperatures. Denis Bushkovsky/TASS/Newscom By Paul VoosenJan. 14, 2021 , 11:00 AM Housebound…

Voluntary declarations in submitted manuscripts can describe gender balance in study samples, for example. Prostock-Studio/iStock By Sofia MoutinhoJan. 14, 2021 , 10:05 AM After reading…

Visitors line up to receive an injection of a COVID-19 vaccine at a National Health Service center in Birmingham, U.K. Because of scarce vaccine, the…

Saliva tests for SARS-CoV-2 may indicate how a coronavirus patient’s disease will unfold, a new study suggests. Vincent Kalut/Photonews via Getty Images By Robert F.…

Press Association via AP Images By Jeffrey BrainardJan. 13, 2021 , 3:45 PM Twitter last week permanently suspended the account of Sci-Hub, the website that…

Trawlers, like this boat in the English Channel, often catch unwanted species. They are no longer allowed to discard them at sea. Jason Alden/Bloomberg via…

Dire wolves (red) fight off gray wolves for dibs on a bison kill in this artist’s reconstruction. Mauricio Antón By David GrimmJan. 13, 2021 ,…

The pain of irritable bowel syndrome may be caused by an immune reaction to food in the gut.  PeopleImages/iStock By Jennifer Couzin-FrankelJan. 13, 2021 ,…

A fruit vendor walks past the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, now closed, on 11 January. The market is one of the sites a 10-member international…

A Brazilian man receives the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in August 2020 as part of its efficacy trial. SILVIO AVILA/AFP via Getty Images By Jon Cohen, Sofia…

Masks, social distancing, and lockdowns to fight COVID-19 seem to have kept other respiratory viruses from spreading. Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters By Kelly ServickJan. 12, 2021 ,…

Cages of lab mice at an unnamed institution unoL/iStock By David GrimmJan. 12, 2021 , 5:00 PM The most numerous mammals in U.S. research are…

One genetic change governs whether certain cells of the starlet sea anemone shoot toxin-laden harpoons into prey or toss out sticky threads to anchor the…

Vice President Mike Pence (left) and Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi opened debate last week on certifying Electoral College results. Erin Schaff/The New York…

Robert Schuyler (bottom right) interrupted Liz Quinlan (second from top left) and used a Nazi phrase and salute during the opening plenary of a virtual…

Escherichia coli bacteria can convert electrical pulses into bits of DNA stored in their genome. Sproetniek/iStock By Robert F. ServiceJan. 11, 2021 , 1:35 PM Hard…

Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on 6 January. Rioters broke windows and ransacked offices. Lev Radin/Sipa via AP Images By Lindzi…

Monarch butterflies at their wintering ground near Angangueo, Mexico Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) wintering in Oyamel pine forests (Abies religiosa) Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve By Elizabeth…

A vaccine from China’s Sinovac protected health care workers in Brazil from developing severe COVID-19. REUTERS/Thomas Peter By Jon Cohen, Sofia MoutinhoJan. 7, 2021 ,…

Takaaki Kajita, president of the Science Council of Japan, speaks to reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo on 16 October 2020. Kyodo…

Tartar, or calculus, coats the tongue-side surface of teeth from a skull that was buried for decades. Line S. Larsen By Bridget AlexJan. 7, 2021…

Donald Macauley/Flickr Freelance journalist Gabriel Popkin and host Sarah Crespi discuss what will happen to ash trees in the United States as federal regulators announce…

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson watches a U.K. resident get one of the first doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine since the nation authorized it…

Researchers hope to use cloud computing and artificial intelligence to improve public transit. Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe/Getty Images By Jeffrey MervisJan. 6, 2021…

The bacterium Clostridium botulinum produces a toxin that can paralyze muscles and halt breathing. Eye of Science/Science Source By Kelly ServickJan. 6, 2021 , 2:00…

Luciana Borio Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call (CQ Roll Call via AP Images) By Jon CohenJan. 6, 2021 , 1:15 PM Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported…

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler has said a new rule will improve scientific transparency, but critics disagree. Al Drago/Pool via AP By Warren CornwallJan.…

A 4-year-old with progeria, a syndrome with features of premature aging that stems from a mutated gene MARTIN ZABALA Xinhua/eyevin/Redux By Jocelyn KaiserJan. 6, 2021…

Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock beat Republican Senator David Perdue in a runoff election in Georgia on 5 January. By David MalakoffJan. 6, 2021 , 5:10…

Streets in downtown Glasgow were deserted on 5 January after the United Kingdom imposed a strict lockdown to curtail the spread of a new SARS-CoV-2…

Large amounts of Covishield, one of two vaccines approved in India on 3 January, are stored in a cold room at the Serum Institute of…

DAVIDE BONAZZI/SALZMAN ART By Jeffrey BrainardJan. 1, 2021 , 12:01 AM Science‘s guide to the new open-access landscape ▾ In 2018, a group of mostly…

Christopher Michel/Flickr We kick off our first episode of 2021 by looking at future trends in policy and research with host Meagan Cantwell and several Science news writers. Ann…

By Science News StaffDec. 31, 2020 , 2:00 PM As biomedical scientists continue to battle the deadly pandemic this year to help the world return…

A health worker prepares to inoculate a volunteer with CNBG’s vaccine at Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Peru, on 9 December. ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty…

Tawny owls in Finland are increasing pale gray, instead of russet, which may be a result of a warming climate. Libor Šejna By Sam KeanDec.…

GREGORY BULL/AP PHOTO By Science Careers StaffDec. 29, 2020 , 1:30 PM The COVID-19 pandemic posed daunting challenges to those pursuing scientific careers this year,…

“We need scientists who are in Africa focusing on African problems,” says Edwine Barasa of the Kenya Medical Research Institute–Wellcome Trust. KATTY HUERTAS By Linda NordlingDec. 29,…

On 24 December, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a Brexit deal that would preserve access to several European research programs. Paul Grover AP By…

A volunteer receives a COVID-19 vaccine candidate or placebo in October in the phase III trial Novavax launched in the United Kingdom. Kirsty O’Connor/Press Association via…

A new report by a congressional watchdog says U.S. agencies need to flesh out and clarify their policies for monitoring the foreign ties of the…

Shoppers wear face masks on Regent Street in London on 19 December, the day the U.K. government imposed new restrictions to curb a rapidly spreading…

President Donald Trump will leave office next year having overseen robust growth in federal science spending over his 4 years in office, despite his administration’s…

People receiving gene therapy for hemophilia often lack a protein called factor that stabilizes fibrin (yellow), a component of blood clots. DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY/Science Source…

A Quechua man looks out on the Andes mountains. Galen Rowell/Getty Images By Freda KreierDec. 22, 2020 , 4:00 PM Human evolution is at work…

Half the participants in the efficacy trial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine received a placebo, and whether—and how—the company should offer the now proven vaccine…

The extrusion of fresh ocean crust at midocean ridges began to slacken 15 million years ago, perhaps cooling the planet. geogphotos/Alamy Stock Photo By Paul VoosenDec.…

Young adult male Haden, 19, grooms his mother, Lita, who is his “best friend,” at Kibale National Park in Uganda. Kevin Lee By Isabella BackmanDec.…

Some people suspect polyethylene glycol may have triggered severe reactions in at least eight people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the past 2 weeks.…

Robert Neubecker By Science News StaffDec. 21, 2020 , 11:40 AM The authors of a Nature Communications study that suggested female scientists who have female…

Scientists fear a planned hunt for oil on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this winter could harm female polar bears and their newborn cubs that…

People at Saint Pancras station in London, waiting to board the last train to Paris today amid concerns that borders with France will close. Belgium…

Some people who suffered from severe COVID-19, such as this patient in China, may have a Neanderthal gene variant that made them sicker by giving…

CurvaBezier/iStock By Matthew HutsonDec. 18, 2020 , 3:45 PM Somehow, even in a room full of loud conversations, our brains can focus on a single…

Rain washing off fields can pollute waterways with fertilizer. Wetlands help remove that excess nitrogen. ANT Photo Library/Science Source By Erik StokstadDec. 18, 2020 ,…

The dinosaur Ubirajara jubatus lived more than 110 million years ago in what is now northeastern Brazil. © Bob Nicholls/Paleocreations.com By Gretchen VogelDec. 18, 2020…

dima_sidelnikov/iStock By David GrimmDec. 18, 2020 , 10:45 AM Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation. SARS-CoV-2 has never…

By Meagan CantwellDec. 18, 2020 , 10:15 AM Each year, editors and writers choose a top research achievement as Science’s Breakthrough of the Year. This year,…

ISS Expedition 7 Crew/EOL/NASA Our last episode of the year is a celebration of science in 2020. First, host Sarah Crespi talks with Online News…

By Science News StaffDec. 17, 2020 , 2:00 PM Welcome to Science’s latest crossword puzzle, marking our 2020 Breakthrough of the Year. Many of the clues…

Democrat Nancy Goroff couldn’t flip a New York House of Representatives seat. Goroff Campaign By Jeffrey MervisDec. 17, 2020 , 11:40 AM Last month, chemist…

A mural from Teotihuacan depicts ritual preparations at the base of pyramids in the multiethnic city.   Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo By Bridget AlexDec. 17, 2020…

The pandemic coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (shown above) may under certain conditions integrate its genetic material into human cells, confounding COVID-19 diagnostic tests. NIAID By Jon CohenDec. 16, 2020…

After scooping up to 2 kilograms of rock and soil, Chang’e-5’s ascent module blasted off the Moon, the first step in its return home. CHINE…

ISTOCK.COM/AK2 By Katie LanginDec. 16, 2020 , 1:20 PM In 2018, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) raised the hopes of many LGBTQ scientists when…

Messenger RNA (blue) directs cells’ ribosomes to make new proteins (red). V. Altounian/Science By Kelly ServickDec. 16, 2020 , 1:25 PM The dramatic success of…

Darkish fulgurites scar the lightning-prone peak of the Mount Shasta volcano in California. Castro et al., Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2020) 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116595 By Nikk…

By Elizabeth PennisiDec. 15, 2020 , 6:20 PM The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced today it will not yet protect one of North…

Amanda Ross on the day of her hospital discharge. Catherine Ross By Meredith WadmanDec. 15, 2020 , 5:00 PM Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by…

The first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shipped out all around the United States this week, including this batch arriving in Louisville, Kentucky. Michael Clevenger/Pool/Getty…

Mars’s crust is thin, which suggests the planet once cooled itself through a kind of plate tectonics. NASA/JPL-Caltech By Paul VoosenDec. 15, 2020 , 3:50…

Solar geoengineers would combat climate change with a haze of Sun-blocking aerosols. BenzA IMG/Alamy Stock Photo By Paul VoosenDec. 15, 2020 , 10:00 AM For…

A 3300-year-old baboon skull thought to have come from Punt © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA) By Colin BarrasDec. 15, 2020 ,…

Patients at the central tuberculosis hospital in Pyongyang, North Korea AP Photo/Eric Talmadge By Richard StoneDec. 14, 2020 , 1:15 PM North Korea has yet…

President Donald Trump GAGE SKIDMORE/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS By Jeffrey MervisDec. 11, 2020 , 9:09 PM One month before his term expires, President Donald Trump has revived…

In 2015, lights on the Arc de Triomphe announced the signing of the Paris agreement to curb climate change. But the pact has produced mixed…

By Elizabeth PennisiDec. 11, 2020 , 1:00 PM When it comes to plants, the roots hidden underground are as important—if not more—than what’s visible above…

Running your hand across any surface causes vibrations that signal your sense of touch. happyphoton/iStock By Krystnell A. StorrDec. 11, 2020 , 12:10 PM Can…

For a potential COVID-19 vaccine, the spike protein (structural model pictured) of the pandemic coronavirus was stabilized by a bit of an HIV protein (red).…

A pharmacist at Mount Sinai Queens hospital in New York labels syringes that will be used for COVID-19 vaccine doses, perhaps as soon as next week…

The Mammals of Australia, John Gould, 1804-1881/Biodiversity Library/Flickr The field of psychology underwent a replication crisis and saw a sea change in scientific and publishing…

Biting during mating can transmit a deadly cancer from one Tasmanian devil to another. ANOEK DE GROOT/AFP/GETTY IMAGES By Elizabeth PennisiDec. 10, 2020 , 2:00…

A new Chinese space mission will watch for gamma ray bursts from merging neutron stars. UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK/MARK GARLICK/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS (CC BY 4.0) By Dennis…

“The mission calls me and until I deliver results—I hope favorable—I cannot stop,” says Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, Mexico’s undersecretary of prevention and health promotion. KATTY HUERTAS…

A new rule that shapes how government officials evaluate the costs and benefits of new environmental regulations could hamper efforts to reduce air pollution in…

Flaws in studies about bluetit plumage motivated a push for more rigor in ecology. NHPA/PHOTOSHOT/SCIENCE SOURCE By Cathleen O’GradyDec. 9, 2020 , 2:05 PM Ecologists…

On 6 October, people in a clinical trial of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine waited to receive one of its two doses at Abu Dhabi National…

By promoting the growth of dendritic spines (red) on neurons (blue), a nonhallucinogenic compound called tabernanthalog may help neurons in the brain recover their communication…

Dams are just one type of infrastructure that can cause environmental damage. huseyintuncer/ iStock By Erik StokstadDec. 9, 2020 , 11:25 AM It’s not just…

Drones will be one of the research topics supported by a growing European Defense Fund. Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images By Nicholas WallaceDec. 8, 2020 , 4:40 PM…

A conception of a compact fusion power plant, developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alexander Creely By Adrian ChoDec. 8, 2020 , 4:30…

Raising a new proliferation concern, an Iranian law passed last week calls for a second heavy water nuclear reactor like the original design of one…

By Erik StokstadDec. 8, 2020 , 11:00 AM Just a few degrees of heat can “bleach” corals, putting them on a path to starvation and…

By Meagan CantwellDec. 8, 2020 , 9:00 AM This summer, children living in a small town above the Arctic Circle took a dip in the…

A firefighter battles the Ponderosa Fire, which was sparked by an unattended campfire, east of Oroville, California, in 2017. Noah Berger/Reuters By Tess JoosseDec. 8,…

A coalition of two male cheetahs sniffs and marks their territory’s communication hub. Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research By Virginia MorellDec. 7, 2020…

Unlike some of their ursine cousins, panda bears do not hibernate and must brave colder winter temperatures. Funwen Wei By Lucy HicksDec. 7, 2020 ,…

President-elect Joe Biden has picked a Harvard University researcher to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Jocelyn…

A record-setting dust storm stretched from the Sahara Desert to the Caribbean in late June.  NASA/NOAA/Colin Seftor By Warren CornwallDec. 7, 2020 , 1:15 PM…

Frontline COVID-19 responders like nurse practitioner Charlotte Thomas at Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chula Vista, California, likely will soon have the chance to receive a…

A helicopter team followed a radio beacon to the Hayabusa2 return capsule hours after it landed in the Australian desert. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency By…

Seasonal flu vaccines induce antibodies against the “head” (slate) of the influenza surface protein hemagglutinin, but a new universal vaccine triggers antibodies (fragments of them…

Victoria Gray (right), shown with researcher Haydar Frangoul, was the first patient to be treated with the gene-editing tool CRISPR for sickle cell disease. Amanda…

A bicameral congressional panel has agreed on new disclosure rules. iStock.com/WLDavies By Jeffrey MervisDec. 4, 2020 , 4:00 PM The U.S. Congress appears poised to…

Plants, insects, and other organisms depend on and sustain soil ecosystems. Matteo Sala By Elizabeth PennisiDec. 4, 2020 , 4:00 AM Reach down and scoop…

Crew on the R/V Sea Wolf count fish during a trawl survey. Environmental DNA could be a cost-effective way to improve these surveys. Monmouth University…

A COVID-19 patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Kenny Mbala-DNDi By Kai KupferschmidtDec. 3, 2020 , 3:45 PM Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported…

Chen et al., adapted by S. Crespi and N. Cary/Science Staff Writer Meredith Wadman and host Sarah Crespi discuss what to expect from the two…

Particles that erode from tires wash into streams used by coho salmon. KEVIN SCHAFER/GETTY IMAGES By Erik StokstadDec. 3, 2020 , 2:00 PM For decades,…

The journal eLife will only review preprints, such as these posted on the bioRxiv server. By Lila GutermanDec. 3, 2020 , 12:40 PM When major…

Aevum’s RAVN-X is a drone system that carries satellites high in the atmosphere, where a rocket takes over. Aevum By Sarah ScolesDec. 3, 2020 ,…

Researchers inserted genes into mouse eye cells to protect and restore the optic nerve (red fibers in microscope image of healthy mouse retina, above). NIGMS/Bryan…

An employee of the Serum Institute of India removes vials of Covishield, the company’s COVID-19 vaccine, from an inspection machine. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas By Sanjay KumarDec.…

Primatologist Steve Ross begins his assessment at Project Chimps. D. GRIMM/SCIENCE By David GrimmDec. 2, 2020 , 2:30 PM MORGANTON, GEORGIA—On a chilly morning in…

GPS data from horse races at the Chantilly track in France helped researchers come up with an ideal strategy. Scoop Dyga By Christa Lesté-LasserreDec. 2,…

A mutated gene gives this tabby blotchy spots instead of the typical stripes. JEAN-MICHEL LABAT/SCIENCE SOURCE By Elizabeth PennisiDec. 2, 2020 , 1:45 PM When…

A U.K. spherical tokamak aims to generate 50 megawatts of fusion power when it starts up in 2040. U.K. Atomic Energy Authority By Daniel CleryDec.…

The U.K. has bought 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, enough for 20 million people. Health secretary Matt Hancock today announced that the first…

Pfizer has constructed this freezer “farm” in Kalamazoo, Michigan to store its COVID-19 vaccine at temperatures below –70°C. Pfizer By Jon CohenDec. 1, 2020 ,…

Kyoto University researchers were disciplined for improper use of funds, including those used to build two large chimpanzee cages (green and silver) at the Primate…

DAVIDE BONAZZI/SALZMANART By Cathleen O’GradyDec. 1, 2020 , 3:20 PM Brexit is set to become a reality, but its likely consequences for researchers are still…

A young Tapanuli orangutan. Fewer than 800 members of the species remain in a fragmented 1200-square-kilometer area in North Sumatra. Andrew Walmsley/Minden Pictures By Dyna…

A rendering of how the ClearSpace-1 mission will grapple a discarded payload adapter with its four-arm claw. ClearSpace SA/European Space Agency By Daniel CleryDec. 1,…

Arecibo Observatory staff believe one of the remaining suspension cables broke on 1 December, sending the 900-ton instrument platform crashing into the dish. RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP…

Structures of a protein that were predicted by artificial intelligence (blue) and experimentally determined (green) match almost perfectly. DeepMind By Robert F. ServiceNov. 30, 2020 ,…

This man in Ohio was among the tens of thousands who received Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine in a recent trial that demonstrated 94.1% efficacy. University…

Across the United States, COVID-19 wards like this one at University of Wisconsin Health in Madison are filling up fast, but federal data on their patient numbers…

Richard Stone By Richard StoneNov. 27, 2020 , 6:05 PM The assassination earlier today of a prominent scientist who led Iran’s clandestine nuclear weapons R&D…

Joe Cheng/Flickr Many schools closed in the spring, during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Many opened in the fall. Staff Writer Jennifer Couzin-Frankel…

Beijing-based Sinovac, which makes a COVID-19 vaccine from inactivated virus, has efficacy trials underway in Brazil, Turkey, and Indonesia—but not in China. REUTERS/Thomas Peter By…

MARK AIRS/GETTY IMAGES By Jop de VriezeNov. 25, 2020 , 3:30 PM The world’s largest multidisciplinary survey on research integrity is in danger of falling…

Vials of the University of Oxford’s and AstraZeneca’s vaccine candidate in a facility in Anagni, Italy, which will participate in large-scale production of the vaccine…

African elephants (Loxodonta africana) drink at a water hole at Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana. Suzi Eszterhas/Minden Pictures By Christa Lesté-LasserreNov. 25, 2020 , 11:30 AM…

Workers at a Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices factory in India. The nation hopes to begin to administer a COVID-19 vaccine later this year. SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP…

Stuart R. Stock By Colin BarrasNov. 24, 2020 , 7:01 PM Thanks to a bit of help from a particle accelerator, scientists have discovered an…

The megalodon, which lived 23 million to 3 million years ago, could reach body lengths three times that of a great white shark. Humberto Ferrón…

By Kai KupferschmidtNov. 24, 2020 , 1:00 PM Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation. Joining the flood of…

Linda Smoot, a resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana, returned from a shelter after Hurricane Laura in August to find storm damage at her niece’s home.…

Quasars, generated by black holes in distant galaxies, are far more stable beacons than nearby stars. J. PAULSON/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO By Joshua SokolNov. 24, 2020…

Some researchers wonder whether anyone but the best funded will be able to afford the cost of Nature’s top open-access fee. Rannev/shutterstock.com By Jeffrey BrainardNov.…

The rock art that researchers believe may represent the pinwheel-shaped Datura flower Devlin Gandy By David ShultzNov. 23, 2020 , 5:10 PM With recurring zigzags,…

Coffins discovered at the Saqqara burial complex in Egypt date back 2500 years. AHMED HASAN/AFP via Getty Images By Andrew CurryNov. 23, 2020 , 3:15…

In the target chamber of the National Ignition Facility, 192 laser beams are focused on pellets of fusion fuel the size of peppercorns. Lawrence Livermore…

Artist illustration of adenovirus used in a COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca and University of Oxford AstraZeneca By Jon Cohen, John TravisNov. 23, 2020 , 8:10…

Robert Neubecker By Lindzi WesselNov. 20, 2020 , 4:25 PM A massive study of mentoring, gender, and career outcomes released by Nature Communications has ignited…

Xinhua/Serge Haouzi via Getty Images By Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Gretchen Vogel, Lila GutermanNov. 20, 2020 , 4:20 PM Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer…

U.K. scientists are moving ahead with plans to infect volunteers with the virus that causes COVID-19. Such experiments have been done with other pathogens, including…

The spatial distribution of more than 4 million galaxies as measured by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which can’t be easily explained by modifying gravity…

Erik Christensen/Wikipedia These days, about half of the protein the world’s population eats is from seafood. Staff Writer Erik Stokstad joins host Sarah Crespi to…

At research pens in Chile researchers develop strains of farmed Atlantic salmon with improved traits such as growth and health. Hendrix Genetics By Erik StokstadNov.…

A model of twisted graphene reveals a moiré pattern—key to its striking properties. © 2018 BY YUAN CAO By Charlie WoodNov. 19, 2020 , 12:05…

A scan of a patient with glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer. In rare cases, patients receiving chemotherapy for this cancer have been tumor-free for…