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How holes in herd immunity led to a 25-year-high in U.S. measles cases

Apr 29 2019 4:04 PM

U.S. measles cases have surged to 704. Outbreaks reveal pockets of vulnerability where too many unvaccinated people are helping the virus spread.

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A science-themed escape room gives the brain a workout

Apr 29 2019 12:40 PM

Quantum physicist Paul Kwiat reveals what it takes do well in LabEscape, his science-themed escape room.

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How aphids sacrifice themselves to fix their homes with fatty goo

Apr 29 2019 7:00 AM

Young aphids swollen with fatty substances save their colony by self-sacrifice, using that goo to patch breaches in the wall of their tree home.

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Why war's emotional wounds run deeper for some kids and not others

Apr 28 2019 8:00 AM

Researchers examine why war's emotional wounds run deep in some youngsters, not others.

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How we reported on the challenges of using ancestry tests to solve crimes

Apr 26 2019 12:24 PM

Here's how we found out what happened when an arrest was made in the Golden State Killer case that was tied to genetic testing.

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How we reported a controversial story about the day the dinosaurs died

Apr 26 2019 12:24 PM

Here's how we covered the story of new fossils found in the Tanis site in North Dakota, including the story's more controversial elements.

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Introducing the Transparency Project

Apr 26 2019 12:23 PM

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Pictures confirm Hayabusa2 made a crater in asteroid Ryugu

Apr 26 2019 12:09 PM

Hayabusa2's crater-blasting success, confirmed by an image beamed back from the spacecraft, paves the way to grab subsurface asteroid dust.

Reviews & Previews

A mathematician traces his journey from poverty to prominence

Apr 26 2019 9:00 AM

In 'The Shape of Life,' Shing-Tung Yau describes his groundbreaking work in geometry, which provided insights into string theory.

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Endangered green sea turtles may be making a comeback in the U.S. Pacific

Apr 26 2019 7:00 AM

The numbers of green sea turtles spotted around Hawaii, American Samoa and the Mariana Islands have increased in the last decade.

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A lack of circular RNAs may trigger lupus

Apr 25 2019 11:00 AM

Researchers close in on how low levels of a kind of RNA may trigger lupus - offering hope for future treatments for the autoimmune disease.

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A global survey finds that the Arctic Ocean is a hot spot for viruses

Apr 25 2019 11:00 AM

Scientists mapped virus diversity around the world's oceans. That knowledge may be key to making better climate simulations.

50 Years Ago

50 years ago, scientists fought over element 104's discovery

Apr 25 2019 7:00 AM

A conflict known as the Transfermium Wars marked a contentious struggle over the search for new elements beginning in the 1960s.

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U.S. measles cases hit a record high since the disease was eliminated in 2000

Apr 24 2019 8:05 PM

Each year from 2010 to 2017, 21 million children did not get vaccinated against measles, according to UNICEF.

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A marine parasite's mitochondria lack DNA but still churn out energy

Apr 24 2019 2:52 PM

Missing mitochondrial DNA inside a parasitic marine microbe turned up inside the organism's nucleus.

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Excavations show hunter-gatherers lived in the Amazon more than 10,000 years ago

Apr 24 2019 2:00 PM

Early foragers may have laid the foundation for farming's ascent in South America's tropical forests.

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This is the slowest radioactive decay ever spotted

It takes 1 trillion times the age of the universe for a xenon-124 sample to shrink by half.

The M87 black hole image showed the best way to measure black hole masses

Its diameter suggests it is 6.5 billion times the mass of the sun — close to what was expected based on how stars move around it.

When anxiety happens as early as preschool, treatments can help

Researchers are seeking ways to break the link between preschool worries and adult anxiety.

How an obscure sexually transmitted parasite tangos with the immune system

Scientists are working out how Trichomonas vaginalis, one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections, causes problems in women and men.

A neural implant can translate brain activity into sentences

With electrodes in the brain, scientists translated neural signals into speech, which could someday help the speechless speak.

A lack of circular RNAs may trigger lupus

Researchers close in on how low levels of a kind of RNA may trigger lupus — offering hope for future treatments for the autoimmune disease.

NASA’s Mars InSight lander may have the first recording of a Marsquake

Here’s what a rumbling Red Planet sounds like.

Endangered green sea turtles may be making a comeback in the U.S. Pacific

The numbers of green sea turtles spotted around Hawaii, American Samoa and the Mariana Islands have increased in the last decade.

See beautiful fossils from top Cambrian sites around the world

Troves of Cambrian fossils are known at more than 50 places around the world. Here are five standout spots.

Introducing the Transparency Project

The Transparency Project aims to be more open and accountable to readers by explaining key coverage decisions and showing how science journalism happens.