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NASA calls off rescue mission for its falling Swift space telescope

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Moderna and Merck announce ‘landmark’ trial showing mRNA therapy significantly cuts odds of recurrent skin cancer

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Some microbes could survive on the moon—that’s a big problem for NASA

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The Milky Way’s Fastest Star Could Expose Our Black Hole’s Spin

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China successfully lands its Zhuque-3 rocket, rivaling Blue Origin and SpaceX

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‘Mini brains’ kept alive for years appear to age like real brains

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Trump to nominate White House aide Heidi Overton to head FDA

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Supercentenarians have a cellular superpower

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How psilocybin alters consciousness to create a sense of ‘oneness’

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NASA images reveal 60-foot-wide crater on moon left by SpaceX rocket

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How generative AI is reshaping creativity, and what it means for artists

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Trump moves to end protections for 44 million acres of U.S. forests

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Why parabolas are crucial to cryptography

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What makes a narwhal’s tusk so special? Scientists are close to unraveling the mystery

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Extreme weather is making Americans feel powerless

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Robotic rescue missions are sparking a spaceflight revolution

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Math Puzzle: A Tetris paradox

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What really happened on Easter Island?

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The brain doesn’t just experience reality. It edits it into a story

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

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Scientists cited by Heritage Foundation report on women’s sports say it misrepresented their research

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Science crossword: Give me some space!

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SciAm is on the move

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Readers respond to the April 2026 issue

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Poem: ‘The Bachelor, Season 92 Million’

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If millions of satellites launch to space, is chaos the inevitable outcome?

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How solar became the cheapest form of energy in the world

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How Zipline’s drone delivery system works in U.S. suburbs

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How NASA turned a spy satellite into the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

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How Golden Dome’s space-based missile interceptors would work

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From geothermal energy to tidal power, these bold projects could change our clean-energy future

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Does fibermaxxing work? It may depend on your microbiome

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Can QuantumScape and Factorial Energy mass-produce solid-state batteries?

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OpenAI funds research to try to stop AI from being used to make bioweapons

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How Hurricane Lala was juiced by El Niño

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How climate change created a new ‘Ice Silk Road’ in the Arctic

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AI decodes the mathematical ‘fingerprints’ of famous jazz musicians, from Chick Corea to Thelonious Monk

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Total solar eclipse, vaccine controversy and coffee health benefits

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Why it may be impossible to eradicate feral hogs

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388 years ago Galileo worked out why human giants can’t exist—and explained a law of nature

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Tropical Storm Lala nears Hawaii as forecasters expect it to strengthen into a hurricane

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Why 14 inches of rain fell in Japan in just one day

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Why is Illinois suddenly being hit with so many tornadoes?

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The X-Files creator Chris Carter on Scully, science and the truth that’s still out there

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What the mathematics of billiards can tell us about loving and letting go

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When will Betelgeuse go supernova?

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A nonspeaking person is the star of this opera. AI made that possible

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Physicists find major clue to matter’s biggest mystery

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Rare Tropical Storm Lala on course for Hawaii, with hurricane conditions possible

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Stunning time lapse lets you relive the 2026 total solar eclipse in 4K glory

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