
The Race to Curb the Spread of COVID Vaccine Disinformation
Researchers are applying strategies honed during the 2020 US presidential election to track anti-vax propaganda
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The Race to Curb the Spread of COVID Vaccine Disinformation
Researchers are applying strategies honed during the 2020 US presidential election to track anti-vax propaganda

Liftoff! First Flight on Mars Launches New Way to Explore Worlds
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter successfully hovered for 40 seconds in Mars’s thin atmosphere

How Could a COVID Vaccine Cause Blood Clots?
Researchers are searching for possible links between unusual clotting and the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

What’s Next in the Search for COVID’s Origins
A World Health Organization report makes a reasonable start, scientists say, but there are many questions yet to be answered

Long-Awaited Muon Physics Experiment Nears Moment of Truth
A result that has been 20 years in the making could reveal the existence of new particles and upend fundamental physics

WHO Report on COVID Pandemic Origins Zeroes In on Animal Markets, Not Labs
Scientists say the conclusions make sense but note that supporters of the lab-leak theory are unlikely to be satisfied

First Openly Transgender Top U.S. Official Is Set to Tackle Inequity
Biden health official Rachel Levine has a strong track record of fighting for social justice in health care, researchers say

Quantum Network Is Step Toward Ultrasecure Internet
The experiment connects three devices with entangled photons, demonstrating a key technique that could enable a future quantum Internet

Scandal over COVID Vaccine Trial at Peruvian Universities Prompts Outrage
Researchers gave shots to politicians and family members, violating trial regulations—and damaging public trust

Seismic Ripples Reveal Size of Mars’s Core
Mars becomes the first inner planet after Earth to have its core measured

Scientists Grew Tiny Tear Glands in a Dish—Then Made Them Cry
Organoids made of tear-producing cells offer chances to study, and possibly treat, eye disorders

COVID Antibody Treatments Show Promise for Preventing Severe Disease
Uptake by patients and physicians has been low in the U.S. even though some therapies have been authorized for months

This Is the Fastest Random-Number Generator Ever Built
A laser generates quantum randomness at a rate of 250 trillion bits per second and could lead to devices small enough to fit on a single chip

Major Physics Society Will Not Meet in Cities with Racist Policing Records
The American Physical Society’s new criteria for conference venues seem to be unique among scientific societies

Massive Google-Funded COVID Database Will Track Variants and Immunity
Open repository will give free access to more than 160 million data points with details about individual infections

The Link Between Delirium and Dementia
Delirium is very common on COVID wards. Researchers are testing whether these temporary bouts of confusion could bring on permanent cognitive decline

Mars Video Reveals Perseverance Rover’s Daring Touchdown
The NASA spacecraft has also snapped more shots of its surroundings and listened to a Martian wind gust

The Coronavirus Is Here to Stay—Here’s What That Means
A Nature survey shows many scientists expect the virus that causes COVID-19 to become endemic, but it could pose less danger over time

COVID Vaccines Are Safe and Effective—What the Research Says
As more coronavirus vaccines are rolled out, researchers are learning about the extent and nature of side effects

Life on Venus Claim Faces Strongest Challenge Yet
New studies knock down a controversial report observing phosphine in the planet’s atmosphere

Why Are We Still Deep-Cleaning Surfaces for COVID?
The coronavirus behind the pandemic can linger on doorknobs and other surfaces, but these aren’t a major source of infection

Hints of Twisted Light Offer Clues to Dark Energy’s Nature
Cosmologists suggest that an exotic substance called quintessence could be accelerating the Universe’s expansion—but the evidence is still tentative

‘Inspired Choice’: Biden Appoints Sociologist Alondra Nelson to Top Science Post
Scientists praise US president’s selection of the bioethics and social inequality specialist to help lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy

Meet Biden’s Science Team
As the U.S. president announces his advisers and agency heads, Nature’s guide tracks the appointees who matter most to science