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07/27/2021

Why it's still so hard to find treatments for early COVID-19

Jul 27 2021 6:00 AM

Small studies, unexpected side effects and incomplete information about how drugs work can stymie clinical trials for drugs that can treat COVID-19.

A stunning visualization of Alaska's Yukon Delta shows a land in transition

Jul 26 2021 10:00 AM

Water and ice helped form the Yukon River's delta. Now, climate change is reshaping it.

'Wild Souls' explores what we owe animals in a human-dominated world

Jul 26 2021 8:00 AM

The new book Wild Souls explores the ethical dilemmas of saving Earth's endangered animals.

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3.42-billion-year-old fossil threads may be the oldest known archaea microbes

Jul 26 2021 6:00 AM

The structure and chemistry of these ancient cell-like fossils may hint where Earth's early inhabitants evolved and how they got their energy.

With Steven Weinberg's death, physics loses a titan

Jul 24 2021 9:17 PM

The Nobel laureate advanced the theory of particles and forces, and wrote insightfully for a wider public.

What experts know so far about COVID-19 boosters for immunocompromised people

Jul 23 2021 11:41 AM

Some immunocompromised people remain at risk for severe COVID-19 despite being vaccinated. Studies hint that an additional vaccine dose might help.

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How do scientists calculate the age of a star?

Jul 23 2021 8:00 AM

There are a few different methods to determine the age of a star, but none are perfect.

A partial skeleton reveals the world's oldest known shark attack

Jul 23 2021 6:00 AM

An ancient shark bite victim died quickly, before his body was recovered and buried, a new study finds.

Marsquakes reveal the Red Planet boasts a liquid core half its diameter

Jul 22 2021 2:00 PM

Analyses of seismic waves picked up by NASA's InSight lander shed new light on the planet's core and give clues to the thickness of the crust.

Pterosaurs may have been able to fly as soon as they hatched

Jul 22 2021 11:00 AM

A fossil analysis shows the flying reptile hatchlings had a stronger bone crucial for lift-off that adults and shorter, broader wings for agility.

The coronavirus cuts cells' hairlike cilia, which may help it invade the lungs

Jul 22 2021 6:00 AM

Images show that the coronavirus clears the respiratory tract of hairlike structures called cilia, which keep foreign objects out of the lungs.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has begun its first science campaign

Jul 21 2021 5:28 PM

Now about 1 kilometer south of its landing spot, the rover has spotted several promising spots in its search for hints of ancient life.

How intricate Venus's-flower-baskets manipulate the flow of seawater

Jul 21 2021 11:00 AM

Simulations show that a deep-sea glass sponge's intricate skeleton creates particle-trapping vortices and reduces the stress of rushing water.

A century of astronomy revealed Earth's place in the universe

Jul 21 2021 9:00 AM

The past century of astronomy has been a series of revolutions, each one kicking Earth a bit farther to the margins.

This butterfly is the first U.S. insect known to go extinct because of people

Jul 20 2021 7:01 PM

A 93-year-old Xerces blue specimen's DNA shows that the butterfly is a distinct species, making it the first U.S. insect humans drove to extinction.

Missing Antarctic microbes raise thorny questions about the search for aliens

Jul 20 2021 6:00 AM

Scientists couldn't find microbial life in soils from Antarctica, hinting at a limit for habitability on Earth and other worlds.

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