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How to Make Your Christmas Tree Last

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Silicon Valley Is Reviving the Discredited and Discriminatory Idea of ‘Race Science’

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Wildest Things Science Learned about the Human Body in 2024

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Poem: ‘Cardiac Knotting’

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No, It’s Not a Good Idea to Shoot at New Jersey ‘Mystery Drones’

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Ferns’ ‘Backward’ Evolution Reveals Life’s Meandering Path

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Anthony Fauci Tells SciAm about the Biggest Health Threat We Face

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The 6 Most Hilarious Things We Learned about Animals in 2024

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The Perfect Beer Glass Shape, according to Math

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AI and Other Emerging Technologies Are Expanding Conservation Studies

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Creating ‘Mirror Life’ Could Be Disastrous, Scientists Warn

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Luigi Mangione’s Alleged Ghost Gun and Other Antisurveillance Tech, Explained

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Ultraprocessed Foods High in Seed Oils Could Be Fueling Colon Cancer Risk

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Atmospheric River Forecasts Are Improving Thanks to Storm-Hunting Planes

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‘Neuroaesthetics’ Reveals How the Arts Help with Dementia and Trauma

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From Polarization to Brain Rot to Brat, 2024's Words of the Year Reflect Online Power and Peril

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NASA’s Voyager Probes Find Puzzles beyond the Solar System

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Science-Backed Sleep Tips from 2024 to Help You Snooze Better

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How Do Astronomers Navigate the Sky?

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Modern Zoos Are Trailblazing Animal Conservation Efforts

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Mysterious Drone Sightings Illustrate Just How Many Fill America’s Skies

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When Did Neandertals and Humans Interbreed? Genomics Closes In on a Date

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Nobel Prizes Overlook Black Scientists Because of This Quiet Bias

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What Are AI Agents, and Why Are They About to Be Everywhere?

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The 7 Coolest Mathematical Discoveries of 2024

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Animals Evolved Color Vision before Bright Colors Emerged

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A Rapidly Warming Arctic Looks Dramatically Different Now Than 20 Years Ago

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Mysterious ‘Disease X’ Outbreak Might Be Malaria. What We Know

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Injuries from Electric Bikes and Electric Scooters Have Tripled. Here’s What to Know

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Luigi Mangione Said He Had Spondylolisthesis: What Is It?

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5 Nifty Things We Learned about Pet Cats and Dogs in 2024

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How Renewable-Powered Microgrids Help Towns Weather Hurricanes, Wildfires, and More

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How Tools like NotebookLM Create AI-Generated Podcasts

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How the Franklin Fire in Malibu Is Being Stoked by the Santa Ana Winds

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NASA’s Next Artemis Mission Is Pushed to No Earlier Than 2026

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Addiction Telemedicine Has Saved Lives. Let’s Keep It Going

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The 6 Cutest Things We Learned about Animals in 2024

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What Are the Mystery Drones Reported over New York State and New Jersey?

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Google Makes a Major Quantum Computing Breakthrough

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New Telescopes Will Illuminate a Cosmic Dark Age

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AI Will Turn Our Lives into The Truman Show

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6 Wild Things We Learned about Earth in 2024

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Lead in Gasoline Linked to Mental Illness, and ‘Disease X’ Spreads in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Wuhan Lab Sequences Reveal No Close COVID Relatives, Virologist Says

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Climate ‘Tipping Point’ Language Doesn’t Spur Action

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Cinnamon and Other Spices Can Contain Lead. Here’s What to Know

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What’s Inside Our Galaxy’s Darkest Place?

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Iron Deficiency and Anemia May Be More Common in Young Women Than Doctors Know

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What’s at Stake in Supreme Court Case on Transgender Health Care

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Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Adapting to Human Cells

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