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NASA's InSight Lander Reveals New Details of Martian Quakes and Magnetism

MIKE WALL,SPACE.COM

The spacecraft has recorded about 450 'Marsquakes' to date -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

South Korea Raises Threat Alert Level

The move empowers the government to lock down cities, as Italy imposes its own regional lockdown and cases rise in Iran.

Katherine Johnson of "Hidden Figures" Fame Dies at 101

MEGHAN BARTELS,SPACE.COM

The pioneering NASA mathematician overcame racial barriers to help humans reach the moon -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Lead-Trapping Coating Could Make Cheaper, More Efficient Solar Cell Viable

JOHN FIALKA,E&E NEWS

Pervoskite solar cells can produce more energy than their silicon counterparts, but have risked leaching lead into the environment -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

This Tiny Creature Seemed Extinct. DNA Technology Helped Prove It Wasn’t.

MARION RENAULT

The rediscovery of a fly species in Wales hints at environmental DNA sampling’s potential to change endangered species protection.

7 Essential Books About Pandemics

TINA JORDAN

As the world grapples with the coronavirus outbreak, these works remind us that humans have faced deadly plagues for millenniums.

Thoroughbred Horses Are Increasingly Inbred

ELIENE AUGENBRAUN

Inbreeding in Thoroughbreds has increased significantly in the last 45 years, with the greatest rise in the last 15 or so years. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

In Delaware, Dams Are Being Removed to Spur Fish Migration

JON HURDLE

Will American shad, striped bass and other fish return to early spawning grounds that were blocked off starting in the mid-1700s by early settlers?

It’s Time to Unfriend the Internet

TAYLOR LORENZ

In “Lurking,” Joanne McNeil examines what it means to be a person online.

Mental-Health Researchers Ask: What Is ‘Recovery’?

BENEDICT CAREY

There are many ways to measure mental distress. But it’s far harder to predict, or even describe, the improvement that often follows.

White Noise Helps Mice Distinguish Similar Tones

JILLIAN KRAMER

Understanding a surprising effect may eventually improve human hearing -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Why Should Scientists Mentor Students?

AVI LOEB

Because it's not just good for the students; it's good for us as well -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Mental-Health Researchers Ask: What Is ‘Recovery’?

BENEDICT CAREY

There are many ways to measure mental distress. But it’s far harder to predict, or even describe, the improvement that often follows.

One Reason to Not Leave Radioactive Fluid in Your Pocket

Originally published in August 1901 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Hubble Telescope Test Inspires Changes at NASA to Combat Gender Bias

MEGHAN BARTELS,SPACE.COM

The space agency's adoption of dual-anonymous review for certain science programs seeks to ensure proposals are judged on merit alone -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com