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Feature Accolades, skepticism and science marked coverage of Apollo Jul 16 2019 6:00 AM Science News' coverage of the Apollo program stayed focused on the science but also framed the moon missions in the broader social and political context of the era. READ MORE   News 'Sunny day' high tide floods are on the rise along U.S. coasts Jul 15 2019 1:01 PM Sea level rise led to record-breaking tidal flooding in cities along the U.S. East Coast, a NOAA report found. READ MORE   News Spraying bats with 'good' bacteria may combat deadly white nose syndrome Jul 15 2019 9:00 AM Nearly half of bats infected with white nose syndrome survived through winter after being spritzed with antifungal bacteria, a small study finds. READ MORE   Feature How NASA has kept Apollo moon rocks safe from contamination for 50 years Jul 15 2019 7:00 AM NASA wouldn't let our reporter touch the Apollo moon rocks. Here's why that's a good thing. READ MORE   Feature Apollo astronauts left trash, mementos and experiments on the moon Jul 15 2019 6:06 AM Here's what planetary scientists are learning from the remains of Apollo outposts, and how archeologists hope to preserve it. READ MORE   Reviews & Previews Celebrate the moon landing anniversary with books that go beyond the small step Jul 14 2019 6:00 AM New books about Apollo 11 and the mission to the moon offer something for everyone, from astronomy lovers to fans of graphic novels and self-improvement buffs. READ MORE   More Recent Headlines Science Visualized Tiny glasses help reveal how praying mantises can see in 3-D Jul 12 2019 10:00 AM Newfound nerve cells in praying mantises help detect different views that each of the insects' eyes sees, a mismatch that creates depth perception. READ MORE   News This solar-powered device produces energy and cleans water at the same time Jul 12 2019 8:00 AM Someday, the two-for-one machine could help curb electricity and freshwater shortages. READ MORE   News 3 questions seismologists are asking after the California earthquakes Jul 12 2019 6:00 AM After back-to-back quakes, scientists are scrambling to figure out which faults ruptured and what it means for future California quake activity. READ MORE   News Artificial intelligence has now pretty much conquered poker Jul 11 2019 2:00 PM A new artificial intelligence called Pluribus is a real card shark at six-player no-limit Texas Hold'em. READ MORE   News in Brief Southern right whale moms and calves may whisper to evade orcas Jul 11 2019 11:00 AM Mother-calf whale pairs call to each other quietly to stay in touch while avoiding attracting the attention of predators, a study suggests. READ MORE   News in Brief An ancient bird found encased in amber had a bizarrely long toe Jul 11 2019 11:00 AM A 99-million-year-old fossil holds a bird with an oddly long toe, which might have helped the critter hook hard-to-reach dinners. READ MORE   News Hayabusa2 may have just snagged bits of asteroid Ryugu's insides Jul 11 2019 10:38 AM In its second sampling attempt, Hayabusa2 became the first spacecraft to try to pick up some of an asteroid's guts. READ MORE   Context Many fictional moon voyages preceded the Apollo landing Jul 11 2019 6:00 AM Landing on the moon for real dramatically demonstrated the confluence of science with the moon's cultural mystique. READ MORE   News Both fish and humans have REM-like sleep Jul 10 2019 1:38 PM Sleeping zebrafish have brain and body activity similar to snoozing mammals, suggesting that sleep evolved at least 450 million years ago. READ MORE   News A Greek skull may belong to the oldest human found outside of Africa Jul 10 2019 1:00 PM Humans possibly reached southeastern Europe by 210,000 years ago. READ MORE

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