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After two years of futile struggles to penetrate surprisingly sticky soil, the heat probe’s demise leaves large gaps in our understanding of the Red Planet’s interior

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After Pfizer and Moderna, a slew of other candidates could fill gaps in efficacy, production or distribution

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The virus induces neurological symptoms that persist long after the pandemic ends

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Experts hope that with the incoming Biden administration, the federal government will finally regulate a class of chemicals known as PFASs

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Lessons from other viruses show that even if vaccines don’t completely stop disease spread, they can still successfully contain it

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Noninvasive electrical zaps, tuned specifically to individual brain-activity patterns, appear to reduce checking, hoarding and other compulsions for up to three months

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A new type of sensor may help solve a puzzling cellular phenomenon

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Instruments deployed on missions to the lunar far side might give us an unprecedented view of the early universe

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Scientists are debating whether to delay, skip or halve doses. But untested tweaks could shake public confidence

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Life’s great radiations do not always line up with mass extinctions, a new study shows

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Depictions of pigs found in Indonesia date back at least 45,500 years

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The extinct giant canids were a remarkable example of convergent evolution

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The reptiles scale trees with a technique never before observed in any snake

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This winter the novel coronavirus may kill more people than heart disease, cancer, stroke, Alzheimer’s or diabetes

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Forensic psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee explains the outgoing president’s pathological appeal and how to wean people from it

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Fossil fuel interests are trying to blame climate change on individuals while also sowing division, says Michael Mann, one of their prime targets

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Social science offers valuable lessons about ways to convince those who are hesitant about the shots

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Unable to digest large amounts of protein, hunters likely left scraps that could have led to the taming of wolves

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The incoming Biden-Harris administration wants to launch a new era in higher education that will make it open to everyone

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The business of these cafés is growing, which could boost the illegal wildlife trade and have negative implications for wild animal populations

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Companies are scrambling to obtain supplies for hundreds of millions of doses of a type of vaccine that has never been made at this scale before

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Controlled avalanches are a major safety effort during a year of outdoor activities

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We had a 4hour power outage on the 29th december. It actually affected 4 neighborhoods. The UPS's on the servers only last about an hour.

the older db server which serves stats.free-dc.org came...

We had a fairly major power outage here this morning which affected a bunch of neighborhoods. UPS only keeps the servers on for about 40mins tops and outage was 3 hours.

I'm busy repairing things...

It has been a tough year, but science still brought us some weird, cool and quirky findings

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