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AI autocomplete doesn’t just change how you write. It changes how you think

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Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say

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The gut microbiome may influence brain aging, mouse study suggests

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The universe’s brightest supernovae are turbocharged by newborn magnetars

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The FDA approves leucovorin for rare genetic condition and not for autism

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See Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupt, shooting lava 1,300 feet into the air

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Why we’re bad at detecting lies, according to scientists—and The Traitors

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Music even makes you blink to the beat

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Sports gambling could be boosting binge drinking in young men

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A single course of antibiotics may reshape the gut microbiome for years

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Where did magic mushrooms come from? Scientists just got closer to an answer

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What is the ‘acid rain’ in the wake of U.S. bombings in Iran?

NASA space probe expected to reenter the atmosphere with a chance of raining debris

First-of-its-kind vaccine protects children from deadly E. coli infections

China’s first moon astronauts could land at this surprising site

AI techniques speed up forensic analysis of crucial crime scene larvae

Long-lost page of Archimedes’ writings rediscovered in France

Stand Up for Science protests spread to more than 50 cities

Taking a multivitamin could slow some signs of aging, new study suggests

RFK, Jr.’s overhauled autism advisory board cancels first public meeting

Stunning video shows huge fireball blazing over Europe

A $1.3-billion river dredging in North Carolina by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could unleash ‘forever chemicals’

A clever math shortcut could reveal your problem-solving superpower

A measles surge, AI in warfare and accelerated global warming

Your zodiac sign is likely wrong. Here’s how to find the correct one

Daylight saving time hit you like a brick? Here’s how to cope better

Why ‘quantum proteins’ could be the next big thing in biology

The real science behind the mind-melding world of Hoppers

The age of animal experiments may be waning

The surprising science behind why daylight saving time is good for wildlife

Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud

Why replacing Anthropic at the Pentagon could take months

NASA changed an asteroid’s orbital path around the sun, a first for humankind

NASA must delay deorbiting the ISS, U.S. lawmakers say

A quirk of geology explains Iran's oil—and why it's stuck in the Persian Gulf

Mumps infections reveal that vaccine-preventable illnesses are resurging in the U.S.

People who know more about AI art find it less ethical

Rampant growth of satellite mega constellations could ruin the night sky

Michael Pollan explains why AI will never replicate human consciousness

Is AI conscious? Michael Pollan weighs in on the debate

Notorious asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t crash into the moon after all

Tylenol orders in pregnant people plummeted after Trump falsely linked the medicine to autism

Measles outbreak erupts in one of U.S.’s largest ICE detention centers

Koala genetics show how species can bounce back from bottlenecks

Life on Mars could reach Earth by riding asteroid impact debris, new study suggests

See Death Valley covered in an ethereal blanket of wildflowers

IBM scientists unveil the first ever ‘half-Möbius’ molecule, with the help of quantum computing

Heart attacks are killing more young people—and more women

Newly discovered ripples in spacetime put Einstein’s general relativity to the test

Katharine Burr Blodgett kept an inner struggle out of sight as she made history in the laboratory