All Stories by Emily DeMarco
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Health & MedicineIndoor, high-intensity fitness classes may help spread the coronavirus
As more U.S. states reopen and people return to public life, dance fitness classes in South Korea tell a cautionary tale.
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EarthErosion has erased most of Earth’s impact craters. Here are the survivors
Earth’s largest known impact crater measures 160 kilometers in diameter. The newest, yet to be confirmed, stretches a still-whopping 31 kilometers.
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Science & SocietyMost Americans think funding science pays off
About 80 percent of U.S. adults say that federal spending on scientific and medical research provides value in the long run, a new survey finds.
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Science & SocietyNew spending bill mostly boosts money for science research
Here’s a quick look at how science agencies fared in the newly passed spending package.
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LifeMeet the giants among viruses
For decades, all viruses were thought to be small and simple. But the discovery of more and more giant viruses shows that’s not the case.
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Science & Society4 questions about the new U.S. budget deal and science
A new spending package could lead to U.S. science agencies getting a bump in funding.
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AnimalsFluorescence could help diagnose sick corals
Diseased corals fluoresce less than healthy corals, and a new analysis technique can help spot the reduced glow.
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EarthNorth America’s largest recorded earthquake helped confirm plate tectonics
Henry Fountain’s 'The Great Quake' mixes drama and science to tell the story of the 1964 Alaska earthquake.
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OceansHow deep water surfaces around Antarctica
New 3-D maps trace the pathway that deep water takes to the surface of the Southern Ocean.
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AstronomyHere are the paths of the next 15 total solar eclipses
From 2017 to 2040, there will be 15 total solar eclipses. Here's a map of where to see them.
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PlantsBorrowed genes give mums the blues
Scientists have genetically modified chrysanthemums to be “true blue” for the first time.
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Planetary ScienceSee the latest stunning views of Jupiter
Once every 53 days, NASA’s Juno spacecraft zooms past Jupiter’s cloud tops. A new sequence of images reveals the encounter from Juno’s viewpoint.