Why Some People Are Still on the Fence About the New Vaccine for COVID-19on December 11, 2020 at 2:25 pm

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Each year, vaccines prevent an estimated 2 to 3 million deaths around the world. And as the COVID-19 pandemic rages…

Magic Mushrooms Are Expanding Minds and Advancing an Emerging Field of Scienceon December 11, 2020 at 5:12 pm

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They've been credited in part for the musical and artistic revolutions of the late 1960s. According to some scientific opinions,…

Top Science Photos From 2020: Natural Disasters, CRISPR Squids and an Interstellar Visitoron December 12, 2020 at 9:00 am

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These photos appeared in Discover's annual state of science issue. Support our science journalism by becoming a subscriber.A Warming World,…

Physicists Prove Anyons Exist, a Third Type of Particle in the Universeon December 12, 2020 at 12:00 pm

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The Origins of Plate Tectonics May Stretch Further Back in Earth’s Historyon December 12, 2020 at 3:00 pm

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This article appeared in Discover's annual state of science issue as "A Rocky Start." Support our science journalism by becoming…

Page-Turning Science Books: The First Female Physicians, Breaking Drug Taboos, and a Look Inside Crime Labson December 13, 2020 at 9:00 am

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Physicists Detect the “Spooky Popcorn of the Universe”on December 13, 2020 at 11:00 am

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This article appeared in Discover's annual state of science issue as "Big Excitement Over Tiny Fluctuations." Support our science journalism…

The Curve Appears to Be Flattening on CO2 Emissions. What Does That Mean?on December 13, 2020 at 1:00 pm

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This article appeared in Discover's annual state of science issue as "A Glimmer of Hope for Global Emissions." Support our…

Betelgeuse: The Supernova That Wasn’ton December 14, 2020 at 9:00 am

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The trajectory of Betelgeuse's stellar "sneeze" in late 2019 and early 2020: First, the supergiant star spewed hot gas into…

How the Inca Road System Tied Together an Empire and Facilitated Its Fallon December 14, 2020 at 10:39 am

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The giant interlocking stones form pathways and staircases over and across some of the most epic landscapes of the world,…