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How a Small Arab Nation Built a Mars Mission from Scratch in Six Years
The United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter is the Arab world’s first interplanetary spacecraft — and has jump-started science in the country. Will the momentum last?
The Coronavirus Outbreak Could Make it Quicker and Easier to Trial Drugs
Remote clinical trials and other changes could permanently alter pharmaceutical development
Mounting Evidence Suggests Coronavirus Is Airborne—but Health Advice Has Not Caught Up
After months of denying the importance of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organization is reconsidering its stance
Welcome Anyons! Physicists Find Best Evidence Yet for Long-Sought 2D Structures
The ‘quasiparticles’ defy the categories of ordinary particles and herald a potential way to build quantum computers
World’s Second-Deadliest Ebola Outbreak Ends in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The epidemic killed more than 2,000 people—but involved the first widespread use of a vaccine against the virus
CRISPR Gene Editing in Human Embryos Wreaks Chromosome Mayhem
Three studies showing large DNA deletions and reshuffling heighten safety concerns about heritable genome editing
Neutrinos Reveal Final Secret of Sun’s Nuclear Fusion
The detection of particles produced in the sun’s core supports long-held theory about how our star is powered
‘Mini Organs’ Reveal How the Coronavirus Ravages the Body
The virus can damage lung, liver and kidney tissue grown in the lab, which might explain severe COVID-19 complications
CERN Makes Bold Push to Build $23-Billion Super Collider
European particle-physics lab will pursue a 100-kilometer machine to uncover the Higgs boson’s secrets — but it doesn’t yet have the funds
Pluto Probe Offers Eye-Popping View of Neighboring Star Proxima Centauri
NASA’s New Horizons mission measures the distances of two stars from the outer reaches of the Solar System
Universe’s Coolest Lab Creates Bizarre Quantum Matter in Space
Physicists have made a Bose–Einstein condensate on the International Space Station—allowing them to probe the mysteries of quantum physics in detail
Roots of Mental Illness
Researchers are beginning to untangle the common biology that links supposedly distinct psychiatric conditions
Bizarre Nearby Star Offers Clues to Origins of Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
The first fast radio burst detected in our galaxy comes from a magnetized star, and could help to explain these cosmic enigmas
Grieving and Frustrated: Black Scientists Call Out Racism in the Wake of Police Killings
An academic strike is planned for this week, alongside marches and demonstrations worldwide
The Biggest Mystery: What It Will Take To Trace The Coronavirus Source
SARS-CoV-2 came from an animal, but finding which one will be tricky—as will laying to rest speculation of a lab escape
What a U.S. Exit from the WHO Means for COVID-19 and Global Health
As President Trump terminates the U.S.’s relationship with the agency, experts foresee incoherence, inefficiency and a resurgence of deadly diseases
How Anti-Science Attitudes Have Impacted the Coronavirus Pandemic in Brazil
A leading Brazilian scientist discusses the challenges faced by the country, which has the world’s third-highest number of COVID-19 cases
The Strange Hearts of Neutron Stars
Space observations are poised to reveal more about the centre of one of the Universe’s most enigmatic objects
Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Have Delivered Their First Results—but Their Promise Is Still Unclear
Scientists urge caution over hints of success emerging from small human and animal studies
The First Footprints on Mars Could Belong to This Geologist
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is at the forefront of a new crop of space explorers destined for the moon and maybe one day Mars
Addressing the Coronavirus’s Outsized Toll on People of Color
U.S. scientists say that better data, testing and hospital preparedness are key to tackling the significant racial disparities
Dogs Caught Coronavirus From Their Owners, Genetic Analysis Suggests
There is no evidence that dogs can pass the virus to people, however
Medical Euthanasia Brings New Questions for Researchers
Some individuals choosing physician-assisted death donate their tissue to science.
Anti-Vaccine Movement Could Prolong Coronavirus Pandemic, Researchers Warn
Studies of social networks show that opposition to vaccines is small but far-reaching—and growing