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The largest digital camera ever built begins decade-long survey of the universe

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The most detailed survey of the universe ever conducted starts now

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Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

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This physicist is hunting for the biggest black hole in the universe

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Houston power plant emerges as dominant source of cloud-forming aerosols

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Physicists demonstrate Hong–Ou–Mandel interference with more than 10 atoms

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The Trouble with Trash

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London botanic gardens digitizes 7 million specimens

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Adversity can follow NZ kids to the classroom. Can schools make a difference?

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Human activity has not always harmed biodiversity—quite the opposite

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Could this be Australia's warmest winter ever?

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The little red galaxies that may be sending us neutrinos

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An iconic spear-throwing device likely wasn't used by prehistoric hunters until around 10,000 years ago

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Babies are born with the neural foundations for maths

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Alive and kicking—walking soccer players defy stereotypes and show fitness is for everyone

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New findings on how malaria parasites invade human cells yield proof of concept for new antimalarial drug

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This microbe turns into a cannibalistic ‘Hulk’

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Conflict increases food prices in far-flung locations, study finds

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Gut parasite alters honey bee smell as infection progresses, potentially changing hive behavior

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A severe El Niño could threaten something essential to half of humanity—rice

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School smartphone bans are overly simplistic and not supported by young people, study finds

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Dads want to work from home, but fear career penalties

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Camouflaging snails change color in the rain

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11 Books to Read This July

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Rice grown on the moon? Air-to-fertilizer technology helps rice grow in lunar soil simulant

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Women hold just 3% of jobs in tourism's biggest transport sector, global study finds

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Stunning new image of the Milky Way reveals its glittering heart

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Open cluster NGC 6134 in Norma is 1.38 billion years old and hosts a core, tidal tail and diffuse halo

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Linguistic reason Barbie's iconic speech became a cultural moment, and what Aristotle has to do with it

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New study of 2 million online posts shows persistent anti‑Jew and anti‑Muslim hate in Australia

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I’m the first person whose life was saved by CRISPR base editing

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Crabs can’t hide from an octopus with a mirror

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Isolation as a form of discipline: How should schools manage poor student behavior?

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By 2050, many Sydney apartments built to today's standards could be too hot for weeks at a time

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Study investigates stress, coping among adult siblings of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

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How guaranteed income can support working families facing economic hardship

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The blueprint to reducing Lismore floods by up to 2 meters

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Stop the sting! Fire ant control tips

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Chaotic pigeons are helping redefine what we know about learning

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One of the most distant 'leaky' galaxies ever found may reveal how the universe reionized

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World Cup research reveals strategy to give teams a penalty-shootout edge

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How cricket mothers control the developmental timing of their offspring

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How embryonic cells 'read' their boundaries to organize themselves

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NASA launches robot to rescue aging Swift telescope from fiery demise

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Scientists may have finally found how Alzheimer's spreads through the brain

Scientists say creatine may help fight depression

Why botulism keeps cropping up in infant formula

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A massive asteroid slammed into the North Sea and triggered a 330-foot tsunami

A good idea is not enough: Experts explain what helps digital health start-ups succeed

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Could AI create a new form of inequality in South Africa?

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