Scientists organize to tackle crisis of coral bleaching
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Bleached coral in the Galapagos Islands
Did early life need long, complex molecules to make cell-like compartments?
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Membraneless compartments made from short polymers
Elephant genetics guide conservation
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Elephant in grassland

A new study of elephant genetics reveals the relationships among elephant populations in Tanzania and highlights conservation priorities.

Altered 'coat' disguises fatal brain virus from neutralizing antibodies
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brain close up

A genetic modification in the ‘coat’ of a brain infection-causing virus may allow it to escape antibodies, according to a new study.

16-year-old cosmic mystery solved, revealing stellar missing link
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blue ring nebula

Astronomers may have solved the mystery of the blue ring nebula.

Oil droplet predators chase oil droplet prey
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Oil droplets in surfactant solution
Could SARS-CoV-2 evolve resistance to COVID-19 vaccines?
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illustration of 3 ways sars-cov-2 might develop vaccine resistance

Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 could undermine the effectiveness of vaccines that are currently under development, according to a new study.

Q&A with the Penn State LIGO group
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Artist impression of gravitational waves generated by binary neutron stars. Credit: R. Hurt, Caltech/JPL
Next-generation astronomical survey makes its first observations toward a new understanding of the cosmos
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starfield and two panels of graphs

The fifth phase of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey collected its first data on Oct 24, 2020.

Models for potential precursors of cells endure simulated early-Earth conditions
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Membraneless compartments
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