breaking science news 2020
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Amazon deforestation in April was the worst in modern records
The area cleared almost doubled year-on-year, from 579 square kilometres in April 2021 to 1012 square kilometres in April 2022…
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Covid-19 news: Fourth vaccine may offer ‘substantial’ antibody boost
By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal…
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New Record-Breaking Simulation Sheds Light on ‘Cosmic Dawn’
Much remains a mystery about the first billion years of the universe’s history, the epoch in which the cosmos emerged…
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Roe v Wade: Are period-tracking apps still safe to use in the US?
Some period-tracking apps share data with third parties. With the potential rolling back of abortion protections in the US, people…
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Why is it hard to count the number of deaths caused by the pandemic?
A new estimate by the World Health Organization suggests that deaths from the pandemic are much higher than official figures…
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Rechargeable Molten Salt Battery Freezes Energy in Place for Long-Term Storage
During spring in the Pacific Northwest, meltwater from thawing snow rushes down rivers and the wind often blows hard. These…
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Abortion Rights Are Good Health and Good Science
The U.S. Supreme Court is about to make a huge mistake. If the leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson…
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Interferon therapy shows striking results against COVID-19
From the earliest days of the pandemic, scientists have hoped that interferons, a family of potent proteins that are the…
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What the Supreme Court Should Know about Abortion Care
Abortion makes many people uncomfortable. I get it. When I was an ob-gyn resident, I recall telling my supervising physician…
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Coastal Cities Are Drinking Themselves Underwater
Rising seas threaten to consume the coastal areas of major metropolises around the world. Now those risks are compounded by…
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