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2020 AAAS Annual Meeting Newsroom

Extensive coverage of news briefings, scientific sessions and public events at the 2020 AAAS Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington.

 

 

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Why Do We Want a Quantum Computer?

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Study Provides Details on Human Composting Process Set to Begin in Washington State

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Facial-Recognition Technology Cannot Read Emotions, Scientists Say

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Studies of Right Whales, Killer Whales and Sea Lions Provide Keys to Conservation

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Touch in Babies Provides a Foundation for Empathy

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Bioethical ‘Guardrails’ Fall Short in Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing, Says Nelson

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Sports Science and Solar System Tours Draw Children to Family Science Days

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Psychological Science Seeks to Improve the Legal System

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Beneficial Embryo Research Needs Clear Guidelines, Experts Say

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With Wildfires Increasing in Severity, Researchers Offer Guidelines to Avoid Smoke Exposure

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Have We Entered a Second Antibiotic Era?

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Gene Editing, AI Can Build New Generation of Low-Cost Health Solutions, Gates Says

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Music Benefits Human Health, Research Shows

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Scientists Detail the Next Era in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

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Mathematicians and a Political Scientist Use Science to Improve the U.S. Voting System

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Algorithms Outperform Humans at Predicting If Defendants Will Reoffend

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Public Health Researchers Warn Severity of New Coronavirus Still Unknown

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Immigrants and International Collaboration Remain Key to American Science, Says Steven Chu

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Technology Disrupts Child Sex Trade, Aiding Victims and Blocking Buyers

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Living Tissues Propel Ethically Responsible Brain Research

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Close-Up of Arrokoth Reveals How Planetary Building Blocks Were Constructed

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High Ethical Standards Needed for Open Global Science, Says AAAS President

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Fifth Group of Leshner Fellows Engage Public About Artificial Intelligence

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Discovery of Unmarked Graves Earns 2020 AAAS Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award

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Ecologist Exequiel Ezcurra Receives AAAS Science Diplomacy Award