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Why privatizing public land won’t solve the housing crisis

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What are JWST’s Little Red Dots? Astronomers may finally have an answer

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This mathematician proved the random walk theorem to clear his name as a lurker

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The ghost in the machine

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Strange special relativity effect observed for the first time

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Science crossword: What’s inside?

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Readers respond to the November 2025 issue

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Polyamory isn’t all about sex

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Poem: ‘Boulders at Hickory Run’

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Photographer finds thousands of Triassic dinosaur prints on sheer mountain cliffs

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Moving to a walkable city can add 1,100 steps to your day

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Math puzzle: The sum of all circles

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March 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 years ago

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How one chemist is using AI and robots to automate lab experiments

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How artist Stephanie Dinkins is trying to fix AI bias

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How Stanford doctors use AI scribes to cut paperwork and focus on patients

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How AI helps this civil rights lawyer beat the Feds

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How AI copilots became everyday infrastructure

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Deepfakes are getting faster than fact-checks, says digital forensics expert Hany Farid

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Dealing with stress-caused sickness in family caregivers

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AI Is entering health care, and nurses are being asked to trust it

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A veteran teacher explains how to use AI in the classroom the right way

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Dream hacking helps people solve complex problems in their sleep

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Scientists discover brain switches that clear Alzheimer’s plaques

What's Minnesota's largest raptor? Hint: it might not be the bald eagle

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A yeast enzyme helps human cells overcome mitochondrial defects

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Elusive lithium-ion anode binder finally seen with pioneering technique

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Tropical forests generate rainfall worth billions, study finds

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Quantum sensor research advances the pursuit of dark matter

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AI model learns yeast DNA 'language' to boost protein drug output

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Mysterious RNA led scientists to a hidden layer of cancer

The surprisingly simple flaw that can undermine quantum encryption

Nearly 200,000 people reveal the real key to heart health

Massive magma surge sparked 28,000 Santorini earthquakes

Bacterial strain from 5,000-year-old cave ice shows resistance against 10 modern antibiotics

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As a Colorado River deadline passes, reservoirs keep declining

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Songs and stories highlight role of saints in community-building

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What's that smell? 7,700 gallons of jet fuel spill into the James River

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Giving people cash didn’t cause more injuries or deaths

The peer review system is breaking down. Here's how we can fix it

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3D scanning and shape analysis help archaeologists connect objects across space and time to recover their lost histories

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This new blood test could detect cancer before it shows up on scans

Philly's snowpack reaches a 65-year milestone, and here's when it finally may disappear

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Incentive program for teachers yields long-term student gains

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Key species threats in Costa Rica mapped using new metric

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New national study reveals 'mixed legacy' of pandemic on early childhood development

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New remote sensing model maps 2021 frost damage across 700,000 hectares of corn

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Youth build resilience in climate-vulnerable Sierra Leone

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Why relationship confidence matters: Study links it to mental health, sleep, substance use

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How forest conversion can harm dung beetles

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