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Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread

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"Diversity" Documents That Weren't about DEI Were Purged from OSHA Websites

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Why Emotional Sounds Translate across Culture and Language

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Feeling Overwhelmed by the News? Here’s How to Protect Your Mental Health

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Why Is the Trump Administration Villainizing Mental Health Meds for Kids?

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What’s on the Milky Way’s Far Side?

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Biological Anthropology Points to Possible Reasons for Hair and Skin Tone Diversity

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Trump Administration’s Attacks on Science in First 30 Days

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National Science Foundation Mass Firings Go Beyond Trump's Orders, Sparking Outrage

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Microsoft Claims Quantum-Computing Breakthrough—but Some Physicists Are Skeptical

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Surprising Chimpanzee Signal Reveals Secrets of Ape Communication

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‘City Killer’ Asteroid’s Earth Impact Risk Rises to Highest Ever Recorded

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Trump FEMA Firings Hit Agency Already Suffering Staffing Shortages

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Trump’s DEI Purge Is Hitting NASA Hard

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Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ Space Weapons Plan Ignores Physics and Fiscal Reality

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3 More Bird Flu Infections in People as Chicken Deaths Affect Egg Industry

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Carl Zimmer on His New Book Air-Borne and What Public Health Experts Learned from the COVID Pandemic

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Government Agencies, Universities, Nonprofits Pause Critical Work Over Trump Administration Executive Orders

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World’s Most Accurate Clocks Could Redefine Time

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Which Knot Is Stronger? Humans Aren’t Great Judges

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The Future of Food May Depend on Crops, Such as Quinoa, That Thrive in Salty Soils

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The Brain Science of Elusive ‘Aha! Moments’

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Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

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Science Crossword: Creative Bursts

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Readers Respond to the November 2024 Issue

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Poem: ‘(origins, positrons)’

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Math Puzzle: Follow the Calculator Clues

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Immigration Fuels Innovation in Science to Make the U.S. More Competitive

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Exoplanet Census Identifies ‘Missing Planets’ Gap

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Contributors to Scientific American’s March 2025 Issue

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Broken Legs and Ankles Heal Better If You Walk on Them within Weeks

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A Fascinating Sparrow, Aha! Moments and Local Flowers

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A Backyard Bird Offers a New Way of Thinking about Sexes

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New Psychotherapies That Focus on Positive Experiences Could Better Treat Depression and Anxiety

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Quantum Simulation Shows How Universe-Destroying ‘Bubbles’ Could Grow

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A Norovirus Vaccine Is Closer Than Ever Before

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Understanding Your Introverted Kid’s Needs Will Help Them Succeed

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Why Do Wild Cats Have So Many Different Eye Colors?

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Urgent CDC Data on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate

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The Psychology of ‘Shared Silence’ in Couples

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Trump Administration Starts Firing Energy Department, Forest Service and Other Employees

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Tumors Hijack the Nervous System to Fuel Their Own Growth

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The Hidden Costs of Men’s Social Isolation

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A Perfectly Cooked Egg, according to Materials Science

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Why Aren’t We Losing Our Minds Over the Plastic in Our Brains?

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JWST Spies a Giant Space Hamburger—and Maybe Planetary Origins, Too

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Why Friendships Matter More Than You Think

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Men Actually Crave Romantic Relationships More Than Women Do

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Scientists React to RFK, Jr.’s Confirmation as HHS Secretary

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Pig-to-Human Organ Transplants Will Finally Begin Clinical Trials This Year

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