November 2020

Death on the shore

Researchers investigate recent gray whale strandings along North America’s Pacific coast

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How Some Vaccines Protect Against More than Their Targets

Clues Point to Climate Change as a Culprit in Gray Whale Deaths

Can Rewilding Large Predators Regenerate Ecosystems?

Scientist to Watch

Chelsea Wood Tracks Parasites Around the World

Infographics

Infographic: How Vaccines Train Innate Immunity

Infographic: Investigating Whale Strandings Along the North American Coast

Infographic: Herbivore Dung Nutrients Vary Across the Savanna

Infographic: How Large Carnivores Sculpt Ecosystems

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Reconsidering Life’s Origin

Foundations

Octopod Sailors, 300 BC–present

The Literature

How a Centipede Survives its Own Species’ Venom

Tropical Birds Differ in Their Responses to Drought

Herbivore Body Size Influences Grazing Behavior, Poop Quality

Notebook

Microbes Find Their Niche in Underwater Shipwrecks

Slingshot Spiders Pull More Gs than Cheetahs Do

Critic at Large

Opinion: Using Pokémon to Detect Scientific Misinformation

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Scientists, Publishers Debate Paychecks for Peer Reviewers

Editorial

Looming Change

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Contributors

Speaking of Science

Ten Minute Sabbatical

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Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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