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Scientists discover a ‘remarkable’ new monkey species with orange lips and a froglike roar

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How to avoid getting cyclosporiasis—and why washing lettuce may not be enough

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Mathematicians are closing in on the hidden order inside chaos

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Trump’s latest CDC chief pick Erica Schwartz faces Senate confirmation hearing

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Indonesia’s new capital is changing the Borneo rainforest forever. Science is listening to the change

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See the first x-rays of humans taken in space

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Astronomers just accidentally spotted the faintest exoplanet ever seen from Earth

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August's solar eclipse inspires science involving jets, balloons and Einstein’s general theory of relativity

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Experimental immune therapy shows promise against deadly childhood brain cancer

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NASA’s Hubble reveals a black hole hiding inside a massive star cluster in the Milky Way

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Prepare for dangerous air pollution in the Northeast, thanks to Minnesota wildfires

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T. rex fossil named ‘Gus’ becomes the most expensive dinosaur sold at auction

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Did scientists just create synthetic life?

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ChatGPT just proved another 50-year-old math conjecture

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Here's the deal with 'corn sweat'—it's not all actually corn's fault

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We finally know the name of a Maya mathematician

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Why have there been so many record-breaking heat waves this summer?

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Scientists overwhelmingly against rule change that would give political appointees say over science grants

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Scientists spot sugar in interstellar space for the first time ever

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Mathematicians still don’t know the fastest way to multiply numbers

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Deadly meat allergies from tick bites are on the rise. Should you be worried?

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Is it a problem for cats to eat insects? Researchers are probing feline diets to find out

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How a 1,900-year-old latrine helps explain why Roman concrete lasts

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Wimbledon 2026 opened with a 148 mph serve—here’s how tennis players' brains track such fast balls

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China’s Long March 10B rocket successfully launches—and lands—in a global spaceflight milestone

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Odds of a Super El Niño are rising, and that could have deadly consequences

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How could loosened radiation exposure rules affect public health?

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Why the controversy over de-extinction risks missing the point

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Is Earth the only planet with total solar eclipses?

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‘Dark’ comets sprouting tails could help solve interstellar mysteries

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Physicist says splashy new cosmology study made ‘elemental’ mistake

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These absurdly cute mice live at higher altitudes than any other mammal—here’s how they do it

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Cases of explosive diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis are rising fast in the U.S.

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Early bird, night owl or something else? Five patterns may define how we sleep

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Scientists get clearest view yet of a spreading seafloor

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Can we geoengineer ourselves out of an El Niño year?

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RFK, Jr. is turning his attention to the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce

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Why ‘Neil the seal’ is unleashing chaos in Tasmania

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Einstein’s greatest theory triumphs again in landmark frame-dragging measurement

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Detecting hidden nuclear weapons in space may be possible using cosmic rays

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Why more extreme rain could mean more shark bites

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International timekeepers to vote on changing the leap second to a leap hour

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Why are the steel beams inside a Manhattan skyscraper buckling? Experts explain

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How math helped the Allies win World War II

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Should you be taking creatine? Here's what the science says

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Astronomers discover some of the most extreme primordial quasars in the universe

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New York City’s Manhattanhenge is back—here’s how to see it

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Too many sleepless nights may lead to weight gain

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Did our modern human ancestors and Neanderthals share a common culture?

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