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[:es]Neutron stars may be bigger than expected, measurement of lead nucleus suggests[:]

Say what you want about lead, it’s got a surprisingly thick skin—of neutrons, that is. In fact, the layer of neutrons on the outside of a lead nucleus is twice […]
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[:es]Malaria vaccine has striking early success after decades of disappointment[:]

After decades of disappointing results, recent findings have revived hopes for an effective vaccine against malaria, which kills some 400,000 people every year, most of them children. An experimental vaccine […]
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[:es]Dolphins learn the ‘names’ of their friends to form teams—a first in animal kingdom[:]

Like members of a street gang, male dolphins summon their buddies when it comes time to raid and pillage—or, in their case, to capture and defend females in heat. A […]
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[:es]Just 19% of Earth’s land is still ‘wild,’ analysis suggests[:]

Since the 1960s, conservationists have had a standard solution for saving biodiversity: Protect natural areas from human influence. But a new analysis of Earth’s land use going back 12,000 years […]
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[:es]Vaccines that can protect against many coronaviruses could prevent another pandemic[:]

In 2017, three leading vaccine researchers submitted a grant application with an ambitious goal. At the time, no one had proved a vaccine could stop even a single beta coronavirus—the […]
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[:es] For The First Time, Scientists Have Performed Atom Interferometry in Space [:]

To make some of the most precise measurements we can of the world around us, scientists tend to go small – right down to the atomic scale, using a technique […]
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[:es]Nature’s most magnetic objects, ripped apart in starquakes, can unleash powerful flashes of light[:]

On 15 April 2020, a wave of gamma rays, nature’s most powerful kind of light, washed across the Solar System like a storm front. First contact came above Mars, where […]
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[:es]Hard choices emerge as link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare clotting disorder becomes clearer [:]

What was a worrisome suspicion four weeks ago is now widely accepted: The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can, in very rare cases, cause a disorder characterized by dangerous blood clots and […]
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[:es]Particle mystery deepens, as physicists confirm that the muon is more magnetic than predicted[:]

A potential chink in physicists’ understanding of fundamental particles and forces now looks more real. New measurements confirm a fleeting subatomic particle called the muon may be ever so slightly […]