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How 2019���s space missions explored distant worlds Dec 23 2019 7:00 AM Planets and asteroids and Arrokoth, oh my. Space probes had a busy year. READ MORE   In a first, an Ebola vaccine wins approval from the FDA Dec 20 2019 2:21 PM U.S. approval of Ervebo, already deployed in an ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo, bolsters efforts to prepare for future potential spread of the disease. READ MORE   Airplane sewage may be helping antibiotic-resistant microbes spread Dec 20 2019 9:00 AM Along with drug-resistant E. coli, airplane sewage contains a diverse set of genes that let bacteria evade antibiotics. READ MORE

50 years ago, scientists didn't know where heavy elements came from Dec 20 2019 6:00 AM Five decades ago, scientists suspected ordinary supernovas created heavy elements. Now we know they don't, but merging neutron stars do. READ MORE

In some languages, love and pity get rolled into the same word Dec 19 2019 2:00 PM By studying semantic ties among words used to describe feelings in over 2,000 languages, researchers turned up cultural differences. READ MORE

Ocean acidification could degrade sharks' tough skin Dec 19 2019 11:00 AM Nine weeks of exposure to acidic seawater corroded the toothlike denticles that make up a puffadder shyshark's skin, a small experiment found. READ MORE

More Recent Headlines Installing democracies may not work without prior cultural shifts Dec 19 2019 6:00 AM Experts often argue over what comes first: democratic institutions or a culture that values democratic norms. A new study supports the culture camp. READ MORE   Homo erectus' last known appearance dates to roughly 117,000 years ago Dec 18 2019 1:00 PM New evidence helps resolve a debate over how long ago Home erectus survived in what's now Indonesia, a study finds. READ MORE   A new mission to investigate exoplanets has rocketed into space Dec 18 2019 6:33 AM The European Space Agency's CHEOPS satellite has launched on a mission to gather intel on previously discovered planets outside of the solar system. READ MORE   These science claims from 2019 could be big deals - if true Dec 18 2019 6:00 AM Some of this year's most tantalizing scientific finds aren't yet ready for a "best of" list. READ MORE   Koalas aren't primates, but they move like monkeys in trees Dec 17 2019 1:14 PM With double thumbs and a monkey-sized body, an iconic marsupial climbs like a primate. READ MORE   DNA from 5,700-year-old 'gum' shows what one ancient woman may have looked like Dec 17 2019 11:00 AM From chewed birch pitch, scientists recovered DNA from an ancient woman and her mouth microbes and hazelnut and duck DNA from a meal she'd consumed. READ MORE   Climate change may be why birds are migrating earlier across the United States Dec 17 2019 6:00 AM Birds are migrating earlier in recent decades in the United States, which could disrupt feeding or nesting cycles. READ MORE   Mice watching film noir show the surprising complexity of vision cells Dec 16 2019 11:00 AM Only about 10 percent of mice's vision cells behaved as researchers expected they would, a study finds. READ MORE   In 2019, a ketamine-based antidepressant raised hopes and concerns Dec 16 2019 9:00 AM Ketamine and related molecules might ease severe depression, but the drugs come with baggage. READ MORE   Top 10 stories of 2019: A black hole picture, measles outbreaks, climate protests and more Dec 16 2019 9:00 AM Science News' top stories for 2019 include the first picture of a black hole, a quantum computing milestone and CRISPR's first U.S. clinical trials. READ MORE

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