breaking science news 2020
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Betelgeuse ‘Great Dimming’ Mystery Solved by Satellite Photobomb
In late 2019, mere months before the COVID-19 pandemic would engulf the globe, much of the world was instead concerned…
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Amber Heard and Britney Spears Highlight the Stigma of Women’s Mental Illness
The mental health of prominent women has faced particularly egregious public backbiting and scrutiny. This spring millions of online viewers…
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Climate Destroyers Go to Jail, Martian Travel Guide, Bee Interiority, and More
Fiction Power on Trial In a future where people hold the perpetrators of the climate crisis to account, what has…
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A $100 genome? New DNA sequencers could be a ‘game changer’ for biology, medicine
For DNA sequencing, this “is the year of the big shake-up,” says Michael Snyder, a systems biologist at Stanford University.…
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Beleaguered beagle facility closes under government pressure. Fate of 3000 dogs unclear
Facing growing financial and legal hurdles, a company that owns a troubled research beagle breeding facility in Cumberland, Virginia, said…
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When cats chew catnip it releases mosquito-repelling chemicals
When cats lick and chew catnip or silver vine plants, higher levels of insect-repelling iridoid chemicals are released Life 14…
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AI finds hidden evidence of ancient human fires 1 million years ago
An AI tool has spotted subtle evidence of changes in flint tools that indicate ancient humans had cooking fires at…
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Pancreatic cancer vaccine: What to know about early promising results
A personalised mRNA vaccine for pancreatic cancer has produced promising results in a small initial trial involving people whose cancers…
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Begins Key Search for Life on Mars
More than 15 months after landing in Jezero Crater on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has finally begun its hunt for ancient…
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Political Affiliation Influences Our Fear of Data Collection
Throughout history, governments have exploited or collected data on their citizens—from benign data, like salary information and census records, to creepy…
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