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This weird quantum state of matter was made in orbit for the first time
Jun 11 2020 5:00 AM

Bose-Einstein condensates made on the International Space Station could reach temperatures lower than any known in the universe.

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Science News will observe #ShutDownSTEM on June 10
Jun 09 2020 8:38 PM

Our staff will use this time away from the daily news cycle to start working to improve our coverage of race and inequity.

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No, you can't hear the difference between sick and healthy coughs
Jun 09 2020 7:01 PM

A study shows humans can't distinguish between the sound of a cough from someone with an infectious disease and someone with a tickle in the throat.

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How often do asymptomatic people spread the coronavirus? It's unclear
Jun 09 2020 6:35 PM

A WHO official said people without COVID-19 symptoms rarely spread the virus, but there's a lot that researchers don't yet understand.

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Lockdowns may have averted 531 million coronavirus infections
Jun 09 2020 11:25 AM

Policies that kept residents at home and closed businesses were largely effective at slowing the pandemic's spread, two studies suggest.

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A nose-horned dragon lizard lost to science for over 100 years has been found
Jun 09 2020 6:00 AM

It's now known that a Modigliani's lizard, first found in 1891 in Indonesia, is bright green but can shift shades like a chameleon.

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Biomedical studies are including more female subjects (finally)
Jun 09 2020 3:00 AM

In 2019, 49 percent of biomedical research articles had both male and female subjects, almost double the percentage a decade years ago.

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The Milky Way���s giant gas bubbles were seen in visible light for the first time
Jun 08 2020 8:00 AM

Variation in the light's wavelengths could help scientists map the velocity of the gas that makes up the towering structures known as Fermi bubbles.

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Fish poop exposes what eats the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish
Jun 08 2020 6:00 AM

During population booms, crown-of-thorns can devastate coral reefs. Identifying predators of the coral polyp slurpers could help protect the reefs.

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What the 1960s civil rights protests can teach us about fighting racism today
Jun 05 2020 2:42 PM

Princeton political scientist Omar Wasow talks about how his research into violent versus nonviolent protests applies to the current moment.

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5 reasons you might be seeing more wildlife during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jun 05 2020 6:00 AM

From rats and coyotes in the streets to birds in the trees, people are noticing more animals than ever during the time of the coronavirus.

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Taking hydroxychloroquine may not prevent COVID-19 after exposure
Jun 04 2020 3:58 PM

Hydroxychloroquine didn't protect health-care workers from getting sick after being exposed to someone with COVID-19, a new study shows.

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Rapid sea level rise could drown protective mangrove forests by 2100
Jun 04 2020 2:00 PM

Mangroves have kept up with rising water so far, but new research reveals their limits.

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A #BlackBirdersWeek cofounder aims to amplify black nature enthusiasts
Jun 04 2020 11:30 AM

Wildlife biologist Danielle Belleny hopes the social media campaign represents black birders and nature enthusiasts of color in a hobby often stereotyped as white.

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A Milky Way flash implicates magnetars as a source of fast radio bursts
Jun 04 2020 6:00 AM

A bright radio burst seen from a magnetar in the Milky Way suggests that similar objects produce the mysterious fast radio bursts observed in other galaxies.

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A new device can produce electricity using shadows
Jun 03 2020 12:00 PM

Even under low light, this new technology exploits the contrast between light and shade to produce a current that can power small electronics.

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