How Migrating Birds Use Quantum Effects to Navigate
New research hints at the biophysical underpinnings of their ability to use Earth’s magnetic field lines to find their way to their breeding and wintering grounds
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Women Are Creating a New Culture for Astronomy
A new generation of scientists are challenging the biased, hierarchical status quo
The Father of Modern Neuroscience Discovered the Basic Unit of the Nervous System
Modern brain science as we know it began with the work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, whose creative thought sprang from memories of a childhood spent in the preindustrial Spanish countryside...
Are Telescopes the Only Way to Find Dark Matter?
If the invisible matter does not appear in experiments or particle colliders, we may have to find it in space
Jerusalem Archaeology Modernizes but Runs into Ancient Problems
A new generation of scholars working in the Holy Land remain haunted by scripture and riven by modern politics
Spark Creativity with Thomas Edison's Napping Technique
Waking yourself from the twilight state just before sleep may help you to solve a challenging problem, a study shows
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- Letters
Readers Respond to the December 2021 Issue
- Advances
Tiny Flier 'Swims' through the Air at Superspeed
Ancient Molecule Helps Bacteria Untangle Genetic Activity
Toxic Algae Plagued Ancient Maya Civilization
Ultrathin Nets Catch Overlooked Bats
Egyptian Mummy Reunited with Intricate Nesting Coffins
Tiny Antennas Made from DNA Light Up Protein Activity
Backward-Flowing Rivers Can Destabilize Ice Shelves
Science News Briefs from around the World: April 2022
See the Bizarre Fruiting Bodies of Slime Molds
New Charging Technique Puts Crumbling Batteries Back Together
This Tiny Tube Is Why Grass Is Everywhere
Space Archaeology Takes Off
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Marine Oxygen Levels Are the Next Great Casualty of Climate Change
- The Science of Health
A Wave of New Cancer Treatments Challenges Community Oncologists to Keep Up
- The Science Agenda
Why We Must Protect Voting Rights
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50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: April 2022
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Colonialism Casts a Shadow on Fossil Science
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Poem: 'Schrödinger's Cat'
- Observatory
60 Years after Silent Spring Warned Us, Birds--and Humanity--Are Still in Trouble
