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12/20/2020 How does the newly authorized Moderna COVID-19 vaccine compare to Pfizer’s?   The FDA has granted emergency use authorization to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the number of vaccines available in the United States to two. Read More Ivory from a 16th century shipwreck reveals new details about African elephants Ivory from the sunken Portuguese trading ship Bom Jesus contains clues about elephant herds that once roamed Africa, and the people who hunted them. Read More What will life be like after the coronavirus pandemic ends? Researchers offer a range of perspectives on the possible long-term social consequences of COVID-19. Read More Bonobos, much like humans, show commitment to completing a joint task   Experiments with bonobos suggest that humans aren’t the only ones who can feel a sense of mutual responsibility toward other members of their species. Read More These 6 graphs show that Black scientists are underrepresented at every level More U.S. students are getting science and engineering degrees than ever before. But the gap for Black students in these fields has been stubbornly wide. See also: Meet 5 Black researchers fighting for diversity and equity in science 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 The Milky Way’s central black hole may have turned nearby red giant stars blue A powerful blast from the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center may explain the lack of large, red stars there. Read More Small, quiet crickets turn leaves into megaphones to blare their mating call A carefully crafted leaf can double the volume of a male tree cricket’s song, helping it compete with larger, louder males for females. Read More Towering fire-fueled thunderclouds can spew as many aerosols as volcanic eruptions A massive plume of smoke lofted into the stratosphere during Australia’s fires may represent a new class of “volcanic-scale” pyrocumulonimbus clouds. Read More Plastic waste forms huge, deadly masses in camel guts Eating plastic isn’t just a sea animal problem. Researchers found suitcase-sized masses of plastic in dromedaries’ guts in the United Arab Emirates. Read More A newfound feathered dinosaur sported fuzz and weird rods on its shoulders A Brazilian dinosaur with stiffened pairs of ribbonlike feathers emerging from the shoulders is unlike any found before. 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