Science - USA (2022-04-29)

INSIGHTS

PERSPECTIVES

452 A stark future for ocean life

Model predicts a mass extinction event

in the oceans if climate change is uncurbed

By M. L. Pinsky and A. Fredston

REPORT p. 524

453 From outbreaks to endemic disease

Relief from the effects of epidemics may

signal the start of low-level disease

persistence By M. F. Antolin

REPORT p. 512

455 A granular approach to electrode

design

The consistency of cathode particles plays a

pivotal role in battery performance By J. Xiao

REPORT p. 517

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CONTENTS

466

A cloud of dark matter

(predicted distribution in blue)

surrounds colliding galaxy clusters.

448

NEWS

IN BRIEF

438 News at a glance

IN DEPTH

441 Deadly flu spreads through North
American birds
As largest ever H5N1 outbreak hits poultry
and wild species, researchers wonder whether
virus is here to stay By E. Stokstad
PERSPECTIVE p. 459

442 India’s speedy vaccine approvals
come under fire
Critics say regulatory agency lacks key
capabilities and independence By P. Pulla

444 NYU may hire biologist pushed out
of MIT
Med school is in talks with David Sabatini, despite
sexual misconduct findings By M. Wadman

445 Nicaragua’s universities stagger
under government pressure
Attacks on higher education autonomy put
research—and researchers—at risk By S. Moutinho

446 First self-copying mRNA vaccine
proves itself in pandemic trial
Twist on current vaccines reduces dose,
eases distribution By J. Cohen

447 Math professor’s trial next test of
China Initiative
Mingqing Xiao is fighting U.S. charges
that he failed to disclose ties to Chinese
institutions By J. Mervis

FEATURES

448 A quantum sense for dark matter

By harnessing the strange rules of the

subatomic realm, quantum sensors

could solve one of the universe’s biggest

mysteries By A. Cho

PODCAST

456 Why do animals want what they like?

As in mammals, honey bee motivation for

wanting rewards is modulated by dopamine

By J. E. Garcia and A. G. Dyer

REPORT p. 508

457 An adsorbent with flexible

nanoscopic pores

Scanning transmission electron microscopy

shows the adaptive pores of a zeolite

By T. Willhammar and X. Zou

RESEARCH ARTICLE p. 491

459 Resurgence of avian influenza virus

Unprecedented outbreaks of the H5N1 highly

pathogenic avian influenza virus raise

concern By M. Wille and I. G. Barr

NEWS STORY p. 441

461 Eugene N. Parker (1927–2022)

Pioneer of theoretical solar and plasma

astrophysics By S. D. Bale

POLICY FORUM

462 A global system for the next

generation of vaccines

COVID-19 has shown that hurdles can be

overcome By N. Arinaminpathy et al.

BOOKS E T A L.

466 Landscapes of the Anthropocene

The late artist Per Kirkeby’s preoccupation

with geology is on display in a new exhibition

By D. Dixon

467 Rethinking the “Western”

revolution in science

A historian sees global cultural and

geopolitical roots in Europe’s scientific

breakthroughs By J. Cañizares-Esguerra