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Scientists found a way to explain bird flocks that “defy” Newton’s third law

Jury service boosts public trust in courts, but fewer Americans are serving

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Arctic Ocean reaches tipping point that could be dire for marine life

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New research suggests writing with AI demands more thought from students, not less

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Powerful UFO spotted blasting from a distant black hole

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Math Puzzle: Go to great lengths

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Scientists just found a hidden weakness in forever chemicals

Experts probe 'shock' arrival of mosquito virus in Scotland

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Trump’s Genesis Mission is putting AI to work on nuclear weapons

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Tonima Tasnim Ananna

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Science crossword: Looking to the future

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Readers respond to the March 2026 issue

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Poem: ‘The Soliloquy of Schrödinger’s Cat’

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July/August 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 years ago

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J. Craig Venter’s last interview—on AI, risk-taking and immortality

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America’s compact between science and politics is broken

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These young scientists are on our radar

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Atul Gawande explains why U.S. leadership for global health matters more than ever

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Allie Balter-Kennedy

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Timnit Gebru on how to safeguard independent science for the AI age

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Samagya Banskota

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Alan Lightman on his childhood in science

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Science is under pressure again. Here’s what that means for young researchers

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Nobel winning biologist Elizabeth Blackburn on why science is all about 'keeping the long view'

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Jenny Bergner

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U.S. scientists are being lured abroad—and they aren't looking back

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Sen. Mark Kelly reveals why science is critical to America's future

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Adam Bowman

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Inside U.S. labs at a moment of fear—and unexpected promise

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Colin Carlson

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Steven Chavez

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Distrust in science thrives on dangerous stereotypes

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Why U.S. science funding needs reform

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Jieneng Chen

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Kauê M. Costa

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Autonomous labs are running science experiments 24/7

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How we chose the 2026 Young American Scientists

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Dane deQuilettes

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See how academic freedom is changing around the world

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Chee-Huat Linus Eng

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Science’s rising stars

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Emily Finn

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Jaye Gardiner

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Trevor GrandPre

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Anna Ho

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Kaiyi Jiang

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JianJun Jin

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Dmitrii Kochkov

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Mikhail Kolmogorov

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Erini Lambrides

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