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**Science, Quickly**

Tune in every week for quick, fascinating new developments and dives in the world of science.

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As Forests Burn, a Climate Puzzle Materializes in the Far North Dec 14, 2021

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A 15-year study of where carbon lies in boreal forests has unearthed a surprising finding.

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Astronomers Spot Two Dust Bunnies Hiding in the Early Universe Dec 08, 2021

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The scientists found several previously hidden galaxies that date back to 13 billion years ago—and many more might be missing from our current census of the early universe.

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COVID Quickly, Episode 20: The Omicron Scare, and Anti-COVID Pills Are Coming Dec 03, 2021

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Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between.

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To Better Persuade a Human, a Robot Should Use This Trick Dec 01, 2021

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A new study finds that, for robots, overlords are less persuasive than peers.

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Redo of a Famous Experiment on the Origins of Life Reveals Critical Detail Missed for Decades Nov 26, 2021

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The Miller-Urey experiment showed that the conditions of early Earth could be simulated in a glass flask. New research finds the flask itself played an underappreciated, though outsize, role.

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COVID Quickly, Episode 19: Mandate Roadblocks, Boosters for All and Sickness in the Zoo Nov 19, 2021

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Flocking Together May Have Helped Dinosaurs Dominate the Earth Nov 12, 2021

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A fossil bed in Patagonia provides evidence of complex social structure in dinosaurs as early as 193 million years ago. And scientists say that herding behavior could have been key to the beasts’ success.

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Engineered Bacteria Use Air Bubbles as Acoustically Detonated Tumor TNT Nov 10, 2021

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Ultrasound triggered cells home in on tumors and then self destruct to deliver damage or therapeutics from inside.

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COVID Quickly, Episode 18: Vaccines for Kids and the Limits of Natural Immunity Nov 05, 2021

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These Bugs Produce Smelly Defenses That Need to Be Heard to Be Believed Oct 31, 2021

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You read that right. Researchers have taken the chemical defenses of some insects and turned them into sounds, which, it turns out, repel people just as well.

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