Top 10 science anniversaries to celebrate in 2021
Centuries from now, 2021 will be celebrated as an anniversary year most noted for getting rid of 2020. It will be less remembered as...
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The Milky Way’s newfound high-energy glow hints at the secrets of cosmic rays
The Milky Way glows with a gamma ray haze, with energies vastly exceeding anything physicists can produce on Earth, according to a new paper....
This ancient sea reptile had a slicing bite like no other
Shortly before a mass extinction ended the Age of Dinosaurs, a reptilian, barracuda-like carnivore with a mouth like a box cutter patrolled the warm...
COVID-19 precautions may be reducing cases of flu and other respiratory infections
Heading into the dead of winter, doctors and scientists have noticed something odd: Missing cases of non-COVID-19 respiratory illnesses, specifically flu and respiratory syncytial...
Ship exhaust studies overestimate cooling from pollution-altered clouds
Among the biggest questions for climate change forecasters is how atmospheric aerosols shape clouds, which can help cool the planet. Now, a new study...
Diabetes during pregnancy is tied to heart trouble later in life
Diabetes brought on by pregnancy might set a woman up for heart trouble later on, even if her blood sugar levels snap back to...
The antidepressant fluvoxamine could keep mild COVID-19 from worsening
The antidepressant fluvoxamine could prevent people from getting seriously ill with COVID-19, curbing hospitalizations, new data show. The results come from real-world use of...
What do COVID-19 vaccines mean for daily life in the months ahead?
As more COVID-19 vaccines show signs of being able to protect people from getting really sick, they’re fueling hopes that some sense of normalcy...
One-shot COVID-19 vaccine is effective against severe disease
A single-shot coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson is 85 percent effective at preventing severe disease and death, even against new variants of...
50 years ago, scientists made the case for a landlubbing Brontosaurus
Swamp-dweller or landlubber? – Science News, January 30, 1971 Through the years paleontologists have evolved a picture of the appearance and habits of various...
A choir of katydid ancestors filled the Jurassic rainforest with song 
FAO and the Global South: Advancing Agrifood Transformation through South-South and Triangular Cooperation 
DURBAN CONFERENCE, 25 YEARS ON – Paul Divakar Namala: “Solidarity and Resistance Work in the Long Run” 
Innocent-looking AI reasoning can make bad behavior harder to catch