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Why more extreme rain could mean more shark bites

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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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Wordle, but for art history—Anthropeum turns the Met Museum into an online game

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NASA’s exoplanet mission accidentally discovers a world it was never meant to find

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Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-2 beams back first image of Earth’s “mini moon”

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Can the chances of a successful IVF pregnancy be improved with AI?

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Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in—and they’re not good

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For July 4, NASA unveils an astronomical fireworks show, complete with sound effects

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How working memory could give rise to consciousness

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Ancient ‘hobbits’ feasted on Komodo dragons’ leftovers

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July 4 heat wave would've been 'virtually impossible' in 1776

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Archaeologists uncover new history from the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first major battle of the American Revolution

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What will happen to the moon in the far future?

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The biological dogma that women don’t make new eggs after birth may be wrong

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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s algae problem has better solutions than hydrogen peroxide, experts say

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NASA needs volunteers to spend a year locked in a Mars simulation

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Male marathoners might be twice as likely to ‘hit the wall’ as women—the reason why might surprise you

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How to avoid heat illness and stay safe during the mega heat wave

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Why digital government records are so hard to preserve

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The White House goes all in on aliens with new UAP Science Advisory Council

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Ancient cave paintings can harbor human DNA for millennia, scientists find

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Global ocean temperatures are entering ‘uncharted territory,’ climate scientists say

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Earth is home to 20 million insect species—three times more than we thought

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The Rubin telescope just began the largest cosmic time-lapse in history

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This planet survived the death of its star—and kept its atmosphere

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Scientists just unveiled “cyborg” cockroaches that can breathe underwater for hours

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Supreme Court limits police searches of phone location data

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Why this 98-qubit quantum computer is a big deal

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Europe’s Future Circular Collider could revolutionize particle physics—if it’s ever built

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NASA announces Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines and Firefly to build lunar landers for a future moon base

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New York City could see its hottest weather in more than a decade

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What is a Lagrangian used for in physics?

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AI finds hidden ECG signal that predicts sudden cardiac death risk

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China’s LineShine supercomputer tops global rankings with almost 2 quintillion calculations per second

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London botanic gardens digitizes 7 million specimens

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Stunning new image of the Milky Way reveals its glittering heart

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Chaotic pigeons are helping redefine what we know about learning

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Why botulism keeps cropping up in infant formula

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Extreme heat is setting in for July 4. Here’s what to know

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How to spot an AI-generated face, according to science

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NASA prepares to launch an unprecedented mission to save a dying space telescope

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Gene-editing startups are using CRISPR to treat diseases

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How to tell a comet from an asteroid and a meteor from a meteorite

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How to protect Earth from a deadly asteroid impact

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