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What's ahead for science in 2020? Here's what we���re watching Jan 02 2020 6:00 AM Science News writers are awaiting new Mars missions, a new search for dark matter, results from a male birth control pill study and more. READ MORE   Injecting a TB vaccine into the blood, not the skin, boosts its effectiveness Jan 01 2020 1:00 PM Giving a high dose of a tuberculosis vaccine intravenously, instead of under the skin, improved its ability to protect against the disease in monkeys. READ MORE   Russian foxes bred for tameness may not be the domestication story we thought Dec 31 2019 9:00 AM Foxes bred for tameness also developed floppy ears and curly tails, known as "domestication syndrome." But what if the story isn't what it seems? READ MORE

Fluid dynamics may help drones capture a dolphin's breath in midair Dec 31 2019 6:00 AM High-speed footage of dolphin spray reveals that droplets blast upward at speeds approaching 100 kilometers per hour. READ MORE

Stick-toting puffins offer the first evidence of tool use in seabirds Dec 30 2019 3:00 PM Puffins join the ranks of tool-using birds after researchers document two birds using sticks to groom, a first for seabirds. READ MORE

A bioethicist says scientists owe clinical trial volunteers support Dec 30 2019 7:00 AM Researchers should be aware that many insurance policies do not cover experimental procedures, including side effects that may happen afterward. READ MORE

More Recent Headlines These are the most-read Science News stories of 2019 Dec 27 2019 7:00 AM From carbon nanotubes to vitamin D, Science News online readers had a wide variety of favorite stories on our website. READ MORE   Science News' favorite fossils of 2019 Dec 26 2019 6:00 AM Fossil discoveries reported this year included Cambrian creatures, ancient bone cancer and a peek at life's recovery after the dinosaur die-off. READ MORE   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   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

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