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The COVID-19 pandemic posed daunting challenges to those pursuing scientific careers this year, so it’s no surprise that it took center stage in stories published by Science Careers. Some of those stories are now months old, but the issues—limited job openings, obstacles for parents, mental health concerns—remain front of mind for many. […]

You’d never know it by looking at the dragonflylike adult antlion, but its wingless larvae—fingernail-size eating machines with huge, poison-filled jaws—build deadly sand traps to capture tiny insects, including ants. Now, scientists know precisely how they do it: As the hapless prey falls into its pit, an antlion at the […]

Science‘s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.

Here are some brief reports about science and technology from around the world, including one from Panama about the toll lightning takes on tropical trees.

Science‘s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.

U.K. researchers will remain eligible for European research funding despite the country having left the European Union, thanks to a long-term trade and cooperation agreement struck on 24 December.

A new report by a congressional watchdog says U.S. agencies need to flesh out and clarify their policies for monitoring the foreign ties of the researchers they fund.