Science and Nature
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Neanderthals Enjoyed Seafood, Too, New Evidence Suggests
The Figueira Brava site on Portugal’s Atlantic coast.Image: P. Zilhão et al., 2020/ScienceNeanderthals living in Portugal during the last ice…
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Perseverance Will Be the Next NASA Rover on Mars
Artist’s conception of Perseverance working on the Martian surface.Image: NASA/JPL-CaltechAfter months of anticipation and a naming contest that involved hundreds…
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Scientists Save Quantum States in a Diamond, a Tiny Step Toward a Quantum Internet
A scanning electron micrograph of the device used to store quantum information in order to extend the reach of quantum…
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The Pandemic Has Led to a Huge, Global Drop in Air Pollution
This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.The coronavirus pandemic is shutting down…
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Space Photos of the Week: Rovers Taking Selfies—for Science
When spacecraft leave the Earth they are destined to either land somehere, orbit something or fly by a planetary object.…
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Reddit’s Wedding Planners Pivot to Covid-19 Crisis Comms
The moderators of r/weddingplanning are no strangers to controversy. Divisive dresses, family dramas, and anxious brides and grooms are par…
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What We Think We Know About the Coronavirus Is Going to Keep Changing
Viral particles of SARS-CoV-2, seen under a transmission electron microscope in a sample taken from a person.Image: C.S. Goldsmith and…
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Greta Thunberg Urges World to ‘Unite Behind the Experts’ as Youth Climate Strikes Move Online
If Queen Greta stans, so do we.Photo: GettyFor the last two weeks, youth climate organizers in New York have been…
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Energy and Policy Experts Have a Plan to Fight Covid-19 and the Climate Crisis
Photo: APRight now, it seems like everything is fucked.A global pandemic is spinning out of control—350,000 people have tested positive…
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Where to Take Free Online Classes While You’re Stuck at Home
Graphic: ShutterstockIf you’ve always wanted to go back to school, why not put your ongoing involuntary stay-at-home downtime to good…
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