science news 2020
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Spiders Seem to Have REM-like Sleep and May Even Dream
Barred from her lab by pandemic restrictions, behavioral ecologist Daniela Rößler caught local jumping spiders and kept them in clear…
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What Is a Flash Flood?
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Flash flooding is…
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Ongoing Megadrought Puts the West in ‘Uncharted Waters’
CLIMATEWIRE | When Maria Regalado Garcia tried to wash the dishes in her California home one recent morning, only a…
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Salty Sea Spray Keeps Lightning Strikes Away
Although most rain on Earth falls over the oceans, lightning at sea is rarer than expected—and for decades, scientists were…
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Are Skittles Toxic from Titanium Dioxide?
A recent lawsuit has grabbed headlines and raised consumer concerns with its claim that Skittles, the popular many-colored candies, contain…
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This Sticker Looks Inside the Body
Ultrasound scanners, which image the inside of the human body, are a life-saving medical tool. Now researchers have shrunk the…
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There Is an Effective Treatment for Monkeypox, but It’s Hard to Get
As monkeypox cases continue to rise in the U.S. and the rest of the world, many of those most affected…
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Stroke drug improves memory and repairs injured brain tissue in mice
Unlike existing treatments that focus on rehabilitation or reducing the risk of an additional stroke, the experimental drug targets the…
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Behold, Some Hidden Gems from JWST’s First Images
The first images released from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed new views of the cosmos in exquisite, never-before-seen…
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Potential fabrication in research images threatens key theory of Alzheimer’s disease
A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 377, Issue 6604.Download PDF In August 2021, Matthew Schrag, a neuroscientist…
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