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  1. Physics

    This fundamental constant of nature remains the same even near a black hole

    A number that sets the strength of electromagnetic interactions isn’t altered by the extreme gravity around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole.

    By Emily Conover
  2. Health & Medicine

    To tackle the new coronavirus, scientists are accelerating the vaccine process

    Scientists are turning to nontraditional approaches to create vaccines and therapeutics that target the novel coronavirus.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Health & Medicine

    U.S. drug deaths dipped in 2018, but cocaine and meth overdoses rose

    In 2018, the rates of drug overdose deaths for methamphetamine and cocaine surpassed that of prescription opioids.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  4. Climate

    Economic costs of rising seas will be steeper than we thought, unless we prepare

    A study estimates 4 percent in annual global GDP losses by 2100 due to sea level rise, unless people curb emissions and prepare for flood risks.