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The Week - Science
Wally Funk: The pioneering aviator who set a space record - Feature - The woman prevented from becoming an astronaut was a trailblazing pilot and instructor - Feature
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Scientists have found an Earth-like exoplanet -- Under the radar -- The super-Earth likely contains an atmosphere -- Devika Rao, The Week US12 hours ago
'Monetary transmission channels are themselves evolving' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- Justin Klawans, The Week US23 hours ago
Creating almost-life in the lab -- Feature -- It isn't alive, but feeds, grows, and replicates much like it is -- The Week US5 days ago
Hitting the ocean floor: Scientists could soon live undersea -- Under the radar -- A new habitat could expand research opportunities -- Devika Rao, The Week US5 days ago
Will a new Trump rule kill the US edge in science? -- Today's Big Question -- Grantmaking would be decided by political appointees instead of experts -- Joel Mathis, The Week US6 days ago
Why there's 'raspberry sugar' in space -- Under the Radar -- Evidence of erythrulose 'particularly relevant' for origin-of-life research -- The Week UK7 days ago
Why hot nights can be worse for you than hot days -- The Explainer -- Record-breaking temperatures during the day aren't the only summer danger -- Justin Klawans, The Week US13 days ago
Nasa's mission to save a sinking space telescope -- In the Spotlight -- 'A lot will have to go right' if first-of-its-kind Swift observatory rescue mission is to succeed -- The Week UK14 days ago
Church services dull pain, and a new diabetes drug: science stories of the week -- The Explainer -- From new types of spider hunting techniques to the earliest-known plague victims, here are the most interesting recent scientific developments -- The Week UK18 days ago
New Zealand cave reveals a time capsule to life before -- Under the radar -- It contains fossils that are one million years old -- Devika Rao, The Week US21 days ago
New synthetic cells tiptoe toward creating life -- Speed Read -- Scientists have built a cell from scratch for the first time -- Peter Weber, The Week US22 days ago
Magnetic sperm and the ugliest shark: science stories of the week -- The Explainer -- From a lupus breakthrough to why humans drift left when they walk, here are the most interesting scientific developments of the week -- The Week UK25 days ago
Why is Trump's threat to the Ocean Observatories Initiative so monumental to scientists? -- TODAY'S BIG QUESTION -- Researchers warn that shuttering a key network of oceanographic equipment and analysis will make the country less prepared for climate crises -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US1 month ago
Scientists renew the search for measles drugs amid low vaccination rates -- The Explainer -- There is currently no FDA-approved measles drug. But researchers are optimistic. -- Justin Klawans, The Week US1 month ago