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05/03/2020 Remdesivir is the first drug found to block the coronavirus Preliminary results suggest that an antiviral treatment speeds recovery from COVID-19. Read More The sun is less magnetically active than similar stars, and we don’t know why Why our star seems so different from its stellar kin is a mystery. Read More 16th century skeletons suggest the slave trade brought some diseases to Mexico Slaves buried in a 16th century grave in Mexico had hepatitis B and yaws, suggesting the slave trade helped spread some versions of those diseases. Read More Why mammals like elephants and armadillos might get drunk easily Differences in a gene for breaking down alcohol could help explain which mammals get tipsy. Read More It’s time to stop debating how to teach kids to read and follow the evidence Most children need help learning to read, but there’s long-standing disagreement on how best to help them. Decades of research have identified the most effective approaches. Read More Science News is a nonprofit. We depend on our readers to support our journalism. You can help by subscribing for as little as $25. SUBSCRIBE NOW To end social distancing, the U.S. must dramatically ramp up contact tracing Life after social distancing may involve apps that ask you to self-isolate after you’ve been near someone who tests positive for COVID-19. Read More Spinosaurus fossil tail suggests dinosaurs were swimmers after all Unique among known dinosaurs, Spinosaurus had a finlike tail, which the predator may have used to propel itself through the water. Read More A newfound superconducting current travels only along a material’s edge Electricity flows without resistance on the rim of molybdenum ditelluride. Read More Greenland and Antarctica are gaining ice inland, but still losing it overall Inland ice accumulation is not enough to counteract the amount of ice melting off Antarctica and Greenland into the oceans, satellite data show. Read More Here’s why a hero shrew has the sturdiest spine of any mammal The hero shrew’s rigid backbone is among the weirdest mammal spines, its incredible strength aided by fortified vertebrae bones. Read More Privacy policy  |  Update Profile  | Manage Subscriptions  |   Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Society for Science & the Public 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US