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More damaging than tornadoes, hail may finally get the scientific attention it deserves
With drones, mobile radars, and 3D printers, first major field campaign in 45 years to bring hail research “into the 21st century”
Some bats may use ultraviolet glowing toes to communicate with their kin
The study is the first to identify UV glowing in live bats
Will regulators OK controversial effort to supercharge ocean’s ability to absorb carbon?
Geoengineering study that would disperse alkaline chemicals off Cape Cod draws environmental opposition
Raindrops may have helped the first cells arise
Water causes droplets of RNA to form a “tough skin,” which could have paved the way for life to emerge
X-ray video reveals eel’s daring escape from predator’s stomach
A rare look at how young fish avoid becoming dinner
Discovery of ‘sweet lupin’ gene could lead to new high-protein crops
For the first time, researchers identify a gene that eliminates the bitterness of these hardy legumes
‘Nasty’ microorganisms need saving, too
Science talks with a pair of biologists about why microbes—even pernicious ones—are worthy of conservation
Poliovirus that infected a Chinese child in 2014 may have leaked from a lab
Samples destined for destruction at a Paris institute trigger a virological “detective story”
Wildlife migrations are in trouble. New atlas aims to help
First-of-its-kind effort visualizes tracking data for large mammals
Hunt for dark matter particles bags nothing—again
The massive LUX-ZEPLIN detector leaves few hiding places for hypothetical particles called WIMPs