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Scientists discover what really happens during sourdough fermentation

Planning Titan entry? New lab tests flag nitrogen-driven heat shield debris risks

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The smell of Egyptian mummies is revealing 2,000-year-old secrets

A 100-year-old theory might explain what’s wrong with quantum mechanics

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A strange new quantum state appears when atoms get “frustrated”

Plastic bottles transformed into Parkinson's drug using bacteria

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A new class of molten planet stores abundant sulfur in a perpetual magma ocean

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Could reduced air pollution from climate mitigation boost crop yields and lower hunger risk?

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Oil shock, nuclear doubts, climate‑change-driven hail, and new insights on the aging-gut-brain connection

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What does it mean if the universe has extra dimensions?

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Scientists unlock a powerful new way to turn sunlight into fuel

Cells can sense 10x farther than expected and it may explain cancer spread

Scientists create a cancer flashlight that lights up tumors

MIT scientists discover gut protein that traps and kills dangerous bacteria

Fixing a tooth infection may improve blood sugar and heart health

Scientists discover AI can make humans more creative

THOR AI solves a 100-year-old physics problem in seconds

Archaeologists untangle how Bronze Age textiles were made

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Scientists just discovered a tiny signal that volcanoes send before they erupt

Pesticides from flea treatments and sheep dips found at damaging levels in Welsh rivers

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'Life is a miracle,' but learning from disasters isn't: Lessons from Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami

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Rising seas threaten barrier islands, but seabird guano could speed recovery

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New microscope offers sharper view into momentum space

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Avalanche risks are rising—researchers say governance must rise with them

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Models warn Thwaites Glacier could rival entire Antarctic ice loss by 2067

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CHEOPS discovery defies planetary formation rules

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Physicists break longstanding high-temperature superconductivity record at ambient pressure

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North America 'heat dome' left winners and losers: Study

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TESS discovers a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting nearby star

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Could a recently detected ultra-high-energy neutrino be linked to new physics?

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Notions of 'Christendom' often miss the mark: Medieval Europe's ideas about faith and power were not so simple

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ATCA observations probe peculiar pulsar wind nebula Vela X

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Scientists revive activity in frozen mouse brains for the first time

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Millions of kids take melatonin but doctors are raising red flags

Spaceflight supercharges viruses’ ability to infect bacteria

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Astronomers just found the source of the brightest fast radio burst ever

Scientists discover hidden water beneath Mars that could have supported life

What Zootopia 2 gets right about the science of snakes

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What Bugonia reveals about the real search for aliens

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Scientists tested vitamin D for COVID and found an unexpected long COVID clue

The financial crisis that quietly stunted a generation

Crops irrigated with wastewater store drugs in their leaves

Fathers’ tobacco use linked to metabolic changes in their children

Life rebounded shockingly fast after the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs

Scientists discover ALS protein that links DNA repair to cancer and dementia

Hidden deep-sea proteins could supercharge disease tests

A donut-shaped protein breaks apart to start bacterial cell division

NASA launches twin spacecraft to solve the mystery of Mars’ lost atmosphere

NASA’s Curiosity rover investigates strange spiderweb ridges on Mars

Scared of spiders? Scientists say the real nightmare is losing them