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The science of why video evidence can mess with our brain

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Why freezing rain can be so much more dangerous than snow

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Smallpox eradication champion William Foege dies at age 89

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JWST unveils most intricate map yet of cosmic dark matter

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Why does orange juice taste bad after you brush your teeth?

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NASA readies for Artemis II mission, AI-powered speech gives stroke patients hope, and researchers discover oldest cave art ever

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Babies who attend daycare share 'good' germs, too

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Quantum physicists just supersized Schrödinger’s cat

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Want to live longer? The tiniest of lifestyle changes can dramatically boost longevity

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Back from the dead, a black hole is erupting after a 100-million-year hiatus

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How digital forensics could prove what’s real in the age of deepfakes

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How math can reveal lottery fraud

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How zoos are preparing animals for this weekend’s massive winter storm

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Weaker radiation limits will not help nuclear energy

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Why Apple and OpenAI are reportedly betting on AI hardware in 2026

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Why are winter storm forecasts all over the place?

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Why mining Greenland’s minerals is so challenging

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Scientists create exotic new forms of ice never before seen on Earth

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Dolphins with more close friends age more slowly

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This is the most complete skeleton yet of our ancestor Homo habilis

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What’s the biggest explosion in the universe?

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Forensic science meets ancient art—inside the quest for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA

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Colon cancer is killing more young people in the U.S. than any other cancer

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NIH ends fetal tissue research

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Is the flu shot linked to dysphonia? Here’s what the science says

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Sonic booms can protect Earth from dangerous space junk

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Ancient bacterium’s genome could rewrite the history of syphilis

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Parents might age faster or slower based on how many kids they have

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Scientists just calculated how many microplastics are in our atmosphere. The number is absolutely shocking

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NASA Crew-11 astronauts reflect on ISS medical evacuation and future of human spaceflight

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‘Bat accelerator’ unlocks new clues to how these animals navigate

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Mystery Prototaxites tower fossils may represent a newly discovered kind of life

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New JWST images show Helix Nebula in astonishing clarity

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Oldest cave art ever found discovered in Indonesia

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NASA quietly ends financial support for planetary science groups

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Deer may see hidden glowing signs in forests

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Watch three solar prominences erupt in epic video

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Can science explain consciousness?

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California wildfire smoke linked to increased autism diagnoses, new study finds

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RSV is surging, but antibody shots and vaccines can protect babies

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World has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy,’ U.N. warns

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Why did Jeffrey Epstein cultivate famous scientists?

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As the U.S. marks a year of measles outbreaks, is the disease back for good?

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Is AI really conscious—or are we bringing it to life?

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Can a ‘brain in a vat’ be conscious?

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Science crossword: Consciousness carriers

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Readers respond to the October 2025 issue

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Life’s evil twins—mirror cells—could doom Earth if scientists don’t stop them

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How extremophile molds are destroying museum artifacts

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

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