How antibodies may cause rare blood clots after some COVID-19 vaccines
Some COVID-19 vaccines have been linked to dangerous but incredibly rare blood clots. Now a small study is revealing new details on how those...
SCIENTIFIC NEWS
A shadowy birthplace may explain Jupiter’s strange chemistry
Jupiter may have formed in a shadow that kept the planet’s birthplace colder than Pluto. The frigid temperature could explain the giant world’s unusual...
How Hans Berger’s quest for telepathy spurred modern brain science
A brush with death led Hans Berger to invent a machine that could eavesdrop on the brain. In 1893, when he was 19, Berger...
How wielding lamps and torches shed new light on Stone Age cave art
As a geologist who studies Stone Age cave art, Iñaki Intxaurbe is used to making subterranean treks in a headlamp and boots. But the...
A WWII submarine-hunting device helped prove the theory of plate tectonics
This is the story of how the world travels of a 19th century explorer, two bar magnets and the World War II hunt for...
What experts know so far about the delta variant
Yet another coronavirus variant has public health officials around the globe scrambling to control its spread. The delta variant, which first emerged in India,...
Scientists spotted an electron-capture supernova for the first time
A long-predicted type of cosmic explosion has finally burst onto the scene. Researchers have found convincing evidence for an electron-capture supernova, a stellar explosion...
Focusing on Asian giant hornets distorts the view of invasive species
Fingers crossed for finding nothing: July marks the main trapping season to check for Asian giant hornets still infesting Washington state. The first of...
Invisible bursts of electricity from volcanoes signal explosive eruptions
As one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, Sakurajima often dazzles with spectacular displays of volcanic lightning set against an ash-filled sky. But the volcano...
Fossilized dung from a dinosaur ancestor yields a new beetle species
In a fossilized chunk of ancient reptilian poo, scientists have uncovered complete specimens of a new beetle species. The finding, described June 30 in...
Newborn screening for cancer risk could save lives. Should it be done? 
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South Sudan: UN mission decries deadly attacks, works to calm tensions after ‘nothing but devastation’