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Misbehaving kaons could hint at the existence of new particles Feb 04 2020 6:00 AM Certain extremely rare decays seem to be happening more often than expected, and scientists don't know why. READ MORE   An experimental HIV vaccine failed a key trial in South Africa Feb 03 2020 5:58 PM A vaccine against the human immunodeficiency virus tested in South Africa did not reduce the risk of infection with the virus. READ MORE   SARS and the new coronavirus target the same cellular lock to infect cells Feb 03 2020 5:50 PM Experiments with living cells grown in the lab show that 2019-nCoV enters cells the same way as SARS. READ MORE

The containers the U.S. plans to use for nuclear waste storage may corrode Feb 03 2020 6:00 AM The different components of a nuclear waste storage unit start to corrode each other when wet, new lab experiments show. READ MORE

Scientists question White House measures to limit spread of coronavirus Jan 31 2020 7:14 PM The White House announced new steps to fight the coronavirus outbreak, in what's becoming one of the biggest public health challenges in decades. READ MORE

A new roadmap shows how the U.S. could be carbon-neutral by 2050 Jan 31 2020 3:24 PM A new report charts a roadmap for the U.S. to have zero carbon footprint by 2050, but only with heavy and immediate investment in carbon removal technologies. READ MORE

More Recent Headlines Fewer worms live in mud littered with lots of microplastics Jan 31 2020 2:00 PM The environmental effects of microplastic pollution are still hazy, but new long-term, outdoor experiments could help clear matters up. READ MORE   The first case of coronavirus being spread by a person with no symptoms has been found Jan 31 2020 11:45 AM Coronavirus cases among coworkers in Germany suggest that the virus can spread from person to person before symptoms appear, similar to the flu. READ MORE   50 years ago, scientists debated the necessity of a smallpox vaccine Jan 31 2020 7:00 AM In 1970, scientists debated the necessity of routine smallpox vaccinations as the disease declined. Fifty years later, the debate continues. READ MORE   WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a global public health emergency Jan 30 2020 4:38 PM The World Health Organization says the coronavirus outbreak that began in China has been reported in 18 other countries. READ MORE   Scientists cooled a nanoparticle to the quantum limit Jan 30 2020 2:00 PM Physicists decreased a nanoparticle's motion to the lowest level allowed by quantum mechanics. READ MORE   The wobbling orbit of a pulsar proves Einstein right, yet again Jan 30 2020 2:00 PM Astronomers have found a pulsar's orbit being rocked to and fro as a neighboring white dwarf whips up spacetime, in accordance with general relativity. READ MORE   Engineered honeybee gut bacteria trick attackers into self-destructing Jan 30 2020 2:00 PM Tailored microbes defend bees with a gene-silencing process called RNA interference that takes on viruses or mites. READ MORE   A new genetic analysis reveals that modern Africans have some Neandertal DNA too Jan 30 2020 11:00 AM Humans migrating back to Africa brought genetic material from humans' extinct Neandertal relatives along for the ride. READ MORE   Stem cell clinics' much-hyped treatments lack scientific support Jan 30 2020 6:00 AM Stem cell treatments for knee pain are strong on marketing, weak on science. READ MORE   These are the most detailed images of the sun ever taken Jan 29 2020 3:52 PM First images from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope reveal details on the surface of the sun three times as small as ever seen. READ MORE

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