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| 'Ice Rivers' invites you to get to know our world's melting glaciers Sep 24 2021 9:00 AM In her new book, Jemma Wadham brings readers along on her scientific expeditions to the world's iciest places. READ MORE  |
| Rice feeds half the world. Climate change's droughts and floods put it at risk Sep 24 2021 6:00 AM Rice provides sustenance for billions who have no alternative, and climate change threatens to slash production. Growers will need to innovate to provide an important crop as climate whiplash brings drought and floods to fields worldwide. READ MORE |
| Bloodthirsty vampire bats like to drink with friends over strangers Sep 23 2021 2:00 PM Cooperation among vampire bats extends beyond the roost. New research suggests that bonded bats often drink blood from animals together. READ MORE |
| 'Ghost tracks' suggest people came to the Americas earlier than once thought Sep 23 2021 2:00 PM Prehistoric people's footprints show that humans were in North America during the height of the last ice age, researchers say. READ MORE |
| Whirling maple seeds inspired these tiny flying sensors Sep 22 2021 11:00 AM Scientists envision that small objects modeled after maple tree whirligigs could be used to monitor the environment. READ MORE |
| DNA offers a new look at how Polynesia was settled Sep 22 2021 11:00 AM Modern genetic evidence suggests that statue builders on islands such as Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, had a shared ancestry. READ MORE |
| Why only some people will get COVID-19 booster shots at first Sep 21 2021 1:55 PM In the United States, boosters may next go to people 65 and older, those at high risk for severe disease and people whose jobs put them at high exposure risk. READ MORE |
| Luis Miramontes helped enable the sexual revolution. Why isn't he better known? Sep 21 2021 10:00 AM By synthesizing norethindrone, one of the first active ingredients in birth control pills, Luis Miramontes helped usher in the sexual revolution. READ MORE |
| One of nature's key constants is much larger in a quantum material Sep 21 2021 6:00 AM The fine-structure constant is 10 times its normal value in the material, giving a peek into what physics in an alternate universe could look like. READ MORE |
| Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and works well for kids ages 5–11 Sep 20 2021 3:46 PM A lower dose of the vaccine produced as many antibodies in elementary school–age kids as a full-dose shot did in teens and young adults. READ MORE |
