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Agroecology Is the Solution to World Hunger

Raj Patel

Cosmology

New Type of Dark Energy Could Solve Universe Expansion Mystery

Davide Castelvecchi and Nature magazine

Astronomy

The Nail-Biting Journey of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is About to Begin

Nikk Ogasa

When Will Kids’ COVID Vaccines Be Available?

Pfizer expects to have safety and efficacy data on five- to 11-year-olds by the end of the month, but federal authorities must still review it

Tara Haelle

Agriculture

Agroecology Is the Solution to World Hunger

Raj Patel

Cosmology

New Type of Dark Energy Could Solve Universe Expansion Mystery

Davide Castelvecchi and Nature magazine

Astronomy

The Nail-Biting Journey of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is About to Begin

Nikk Ogasa

Oceans

Bringing Fisheries Back from the Brink

Richard Schiffman

Inequality

Why the Term ‘JEDI’ Is Problematic for Describing Programs That Promote Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

J. W. Hammond, Sara E. Brownell, Nita A. Kedharnath, Susan J. Cheng and W. Carson Byrd | Opinion

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Space Exploration

Don’t Count on Billionaires to Get Humanity into Space

Lucianne Walkowicz | Opinion

Dinosaurs

Some Dinosaurs May Have Wagged their Tails to Help Them Run

Yasemin Saplakoglu and LiveScience

Ecology

Invasive Cheatgrass Spreads Under City Lights

Tess Joosse

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Is There a Thing, or a Relationship between Things, at the Bottom of Things?

Quantum mechanics inspires us to speculate that interactions between entities, not entities in themselves, are fundamental to reality

John Horgan | Opinion

Masks Protect Schoolkids from COVID despite What Antiscience Politicians Claim

Florida governor Ron DeSantis and politicians in Texas say research does not support mask mandates. Many studies show they are wrong

Marla Broadfoot

Sometimes Mindlessness Is Better Than Mindfulness

In some situations, don’t pay so much attention

Alexander P. Burgoyne and David Z. Hambrick

Making Eye Contact Signals a New Turn in a Conversation

Neuroscientists have uncovered an intriguing subtlety in how we communicate—that is, when we’re not on Zoom

Stop Torturing Animals in the Name of Science

Four centuries after Descartes declared them to be mere machines that didn’t feel fear or pain, we’re still acting as though we don’t know better

Hope Ferdowsian | Opinion

Storm-Steering Jet Stream Could Shift Poleward in 40 Years

Changes in the position of the fast-moving air current could disrupt weather patterns

Chelsea Harvey and E&E News

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A look at methods and technologies that are transforming the work of psychiatrists and psychologists

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