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Fast coronavirus tests are coming — here's what they can and can't do, Nature
Why Beirut's ammonium nitrate blast was so devastating, Nature
Rare mutations in autism genes tied to intellectual disability, Spectrum News
The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to end the pandemic, Nature
First CRISPR test for the coronavirus approved in the United States, Nature
DNA differences may shape gene expression in the brain before birth, Spectrum News
Labs go quiet as researchers brace for long-term coronavirus disruptions, Science
Can Italy’s new science funding agency overcome a thin budget and worries over political meddling?, Science
Malaria cases are falling worldwide, Nature
Sweeping extent of global trade in wild animals revealed, Nature
Measles erases immune ‘memory’ for other diseases, Nature
Clubby and ‘disturbing’ citation behavior by researchers in Italy has surged, Science
Opioid prescriptions: Striking differences in behaviour point to ways to combat abuse, Nature
Mexican science suffers under debilitating budget cuts, Nature
The biologist using insect eggs to overturn evolutionary doctrine, Nature
World’s most invasive mosquito nearly eradicated from two islands in China, Nature
Facing up to injustice in genome science, Nature
New genetic ‘risk score’ could predict obesity odds, Science
Brain signals translated into speech using artificial intelligence, Nature
Zapping elderly brains with electricity improves short-term memory—for almost an hour, Science
Protecting monarch butterflies' winter home could mean moving hundreds of trees, Nature (also featured in Scientific American)
Italian scientists protest funding for vaccine-safety investigation, Nature
A new way to capture the brain’s electrical symphony, Nature
Share of African American men going into medicine hits historic low, Nature
How gut microbes are joining the fight against cancer, Nature (also featured in the German and Italian editions of Scientific American)
More clues link immune system imbalance with chronic fatigue syndrome, Science
Peer-reviewed homeopathy study sparks uproar in Italy, Nature
Plan to dismantle Puerto Rico’s statistics agency gets green light, Nature
US science agencies set to win big in budget deal, Nature
Do bacteriophage guests protect human health?, Science
Yellowstone's grizzlies under threat from controversial hunting proposal, Nature
Gender bias goes away when grant reviewers focus on the science, Nature
Sexual-minority students more likely to abandon science majors, Nature
In thousands of brain scans, group seeks clues to diseases, Science
Polar bears are wasting away in a changing climate, Nature
How brittlestars 'see' without eyes, Nature (also featured in Scientific American)
Cosmic rays reveal unknown void in the Great Pyramid of Giza, Science
Beer yeast is more ‘sophisticated’ than wine yeast, NOVA Next
Why so much of the world is stuck in a ‘poverty trap’, Science
Gut microbes could help trigger multiple sclerosis, Science
Why Beirut's ammonium nitrate blast was so devastating, Nature
Rare mutations in autism genes tied to intellectual disability, Spectrum News
The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to end the pandemic, Nature
First CRISPR test for the coronavirus approved in the United States, Nature
DNA differences may shape gene expression in the brain before birth, Spectrum News
Labs go quiet as researchers brace for long-term coronavirus disruptions, Science
Can Italy’s new science funding agency overcome a thin budget and worries over political meddling?, Science
Malaria cases are falling worldwide, Nature
Sweeping extent of global trade in wild animals revealed, Nature
Measles erases immune ‘memory’ for other diseases, Nature
Clubby and ‘disturbing’ citation behavior by researchers in Italy has surged, Science
Opioid prescriptions: Striking differences in behaviour point to ways to combat abuse, Nature
Mexican science suffers under debilitating budget cuts, Nature
The biologist using insect eggs to overturn evolutionary doctrine, Nature
World’s most invasive mosquito nearly eradicated from two islands in China, Nature
Facing up to injustice in genome science, Nature
New genetic ‘risk score’ could predict obesity odds, Science
Brain signals translated into speech using artificial intelligence, Nature
Zapping elderly brains with electricity improves short-term memory—for almost an hour, Science
Protecting monarch butterflies' winter home could mean moving hundreds of trees, Nature (also featured in Scientific American)
Italian scientists protest funding for vaccine-safety investigation, Nature
A new way to capture the brain’s electrical symphony, Nature
Share of African American men going into medicine hits historic low, Nature
How gut microbes are joining the fight against cancer, Nature (also featured in the German and Italian editions of Scientific American)
More clues link immune system imbalance with chronic fatigue syndrome, Science
Peer-reviewed homeopathy study sparks uproar in Italy, Nature
Plan to dismantle Puerto Rico’s statistics agency gets green light, Nature
US science agencies set to win big in budget deal, Nature
Do bacteriophage guests protect human health?, Science
Yellowstone's grizzlies under threat from controversial hunting proposal, Nature
Gender bias goes away when grant reviewers focus on the science, Nature
Sexual-minority students more likely to abandon science majors, Nature
In thousands of brain scans, group seeks clues to diseases, Science
Polar bears are wasting away in a changing climate, Nature
How brittlestars 'see' without eyes, Nature (also featured in Scientific American)
Cosmic rays reveal unknown void in the Great Pyramid of Giza, Science
Beer yeast is more ‘sophisticated’ than wine yeast, NOVA Next
Why so much of the world is stuck in a ‘poverty trap’, Science
Gut microbes could help trigger multiple sclerosis, Science
