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Trump Wants Venezuela’s Oil. Why Does It Have So Much?

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‘Microbubbles’ Help Spread Dangerous Microplastics Through Our Water, Study Finds

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How New Public Health Changes Could Leave Vulnerable Children Behind

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Starless ‘Cloud-9’ Is an Entirely New Astrophysical Object

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Congress Proposes Strong Science Funding for 2026

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At CES 2026, AI Leaves the Screen and Enters the Real World

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Astronomers May Have Unlocked the Reason for Betelgeuse’s Bizarre Dimming

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The South Pole Just Moved. Here’s Why

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Doctor Visits for Flu Hit Highest Level in Almost 30 Years

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Wegovy Weight-Loss Pills Hit U.S. Pharmacies—Costs and Treatments Explained

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U.S. Axes Number of Recommended Childhood Vaccines in Blow to Public Health

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Stunningly Hot Galaxy Cluster Puts New Spin on How These Cosmic Behemoths Evolved

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Longest-Ever Look at Stormy Region on the Sun Offers New Clues to Space Weather

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Why Does Life Keep Evolving These Geometric Patterns?

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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions—Behavioral Science Tips That Work

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Earliest Human Ancestor May Have Walked on Two Legs

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How Woodpeckers Turn Their Entire Bodies into Pecking Machines

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The Pleiades Star Cluster Has a Secret Stellar Family

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Scientists Just Clocked a ‘Rogue’ Planet the Size of Saturn

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How to See the First Fiery Meteor Shower of 2026

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The Push to Make Semiconductors in Space Just Took a Serious Leap Forward

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Cheers! NASA Rings in the New Year with Sparkling ‘Champagne Cluster’ Image

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NASA Telescopes Capture Colliding Spiral Galaxies in Sparkling Detail

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Whooping Cough Deaths Rise in U.S. as Surge in Infections Continues

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NIH Agrees to Evaluate Stalled Scientific Grants

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NASA’s New Chief Hints Iconic Space Shuttle Might Not Be Moving to Texas After All

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What Makes Ultraprocessed Foods Addictive?

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Could Next-Generation Medicines Help Solve the Opioid Crisis?

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These Are the Most Exciting Space Science Events for 2026

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15 Million Years before the Megalodon, This Giant Ancient Shark Prowled the Oceans

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China’s Plans for Humanlike AI Could Set the Tone for Global AI Rules

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Russia Scales Back Ambitions for Its Next Space Station

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7 Important Health Stories We’ll Be Following in 2026

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Why Active Rest Is Important During the Holidays

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Seven Feel-Good Science Stories to Restore Your Faith in 2025

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SpaceX Could Go Public in 2026. What Does That Mean for Space Exploration?

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What’s the Most Distant Galaxy?

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12 of the Best Interviews Scientific American Did In 2025

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Bizarre Ecosystem Discovered More Than Two Miles beneath Arctic Ocean

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6 Otherworldly Deep-Sea Images from 2025

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Sparkling Galaxy Merger Shines in New Euclid Space Telescope Image

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Our 7 Best Science TikToks You Need to Watch Right Now

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What Researchers Are Doing to Protect Christmas Trees in a Warming World

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Tired of an Old-Fashioned Yule Log Video? Try These Scientific Alternatives Instead

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FCC Drone Ban—What the New ‘Covered List’ Means for DJI and Pilots

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Wegovy Pill Becomes First Oral GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drug Approved in U.S.

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Spectacular Cosmic Collision Captured in New Hubble Image

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10 Transformational Health Discoveries of 2025

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