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What a Joe Biden Presidency Would Mean For Science

Election Day in the United States is a little more than a month away, and scientists are watching the outcome…

5 years ago

Scientists Must Rise in Defense of Democracy

Democracy is currently under threat in the United States. Some scientists have joined in efforts to counter this threat, but…

5 years ago

Why Some People Are Still Getting Sick–but Not with COVID

On September 18 Orianna Carvalho woke up at 3 A.M. with a sore throat and the sniffles. At first she…

5 years ago

‘Antigravity’ Sailboat Floats under the Water’s Surface

Small objects bob on either side of a levitating layer of waterSailboat floats on the underside of water. Credit: From…

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The Moss That Lives Under a Rock

With the way this year is going, the idea of living under a rock has become—possibly for the first time…

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Greenland Is Melting at Some of the Fastest Rates in 12,000 Years

The vast Greenland ice sheet is melting at some of its fastest rates in the past 12,000 years. And it…

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A NASA Probe May Have Found Signs of Life on Venus 40 Years Ago

Earlier this month scientists announced the surprising discovery of phosphine on Venus. This compound of phosphorus and hydrogen could be…

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Has Evidence for Life on Venus Been in Our Grasp for 40 Years?

Earlier this month scientists announced the surprising discovery of phosphine on Venus. This compound of phosphorus and hydrogen could be…

5 years ago

Young Republican Climate Activists Split Over How to Get Their Voices Heard in November’s Election

Four years ago, Jacob Abel cast his first presidential vote for Donald Trump. As a young conservative from Concord, North…

5 years ago

Protecting against COVID’s Aerosol Threat

This feels like a lopsided fight. In one corner, we have scientists, epidemiologists, infectious-disease physicians, clinicians, engineers—many different experts in…

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