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A quirk of geology explains Iran's oil—and why it's stuck in the Persian Gulf

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Mumps infections reveal that vaccine-preventable illnesses are resurging in the U.S.

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People who know more about AI art find it less ethical

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Rampant growth of satellite mega constellations could ruin the night sky

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Michael Pollan explains why AI will never replicate human consciousness

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Is AI conscious? Michael Pollan weighs in on the debate

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Notorious asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t crash into the moon after all

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Tylenol orders in pregnant people plummeted after Trump falsely linked the medicine to autism

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Measles outbreak erupts in one of U.S.’s largest ICE detention centers

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Koala genetics show how species can bounce back from bottlenecks

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Life on Mars could reach Earth by riding asteroid impact debris, new study suggests

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See Death Valley covered in an ethereal blanket of wildflowers

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IBM scientists unveil the first ever ‘half-Möbius’ molecule, with the help of quantum computing

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Heart attacks are killing more young people—and more women

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Newly discovered ripples in spacetime put Einstein’s general relativity to the test

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Katharine Burr Blodgett kept an inner struggle out of sight as she made history in the laboratory

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Scientists created a digital library full of ants

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To help your body adjust to daylight saving time, try sunlight and exercise

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Stand Up for Science will hold second rally against Trump administration

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Some people really do get better with age. Here’s why

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Americans trust federal scientists more than RFK, Jr., poll suggests

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GLP-1 diabetes medications lower risk of all kinds of substance use disorders, study finds

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Pioneering gene therapy may treat a deadly seizure disorder

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Bill Gates–backed nuclear start-up TerraPower just got cleared to start building its first power plant

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NASA unveils dazzling new images of the ‘Cat’s Eye Nebula’

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Kākāpō chicks surge after rare berry bloom

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See the world’s oldest fossilized ‘butthole’ imprint

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This BBC tech reporter hacked ChatGPT with a simple trick involving hot dogs

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Fecal transplants from old mice boost fertility in younger ones

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See the blood moon total lunar eclipse

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Punch the monkey and his plushie re-create a famous psychological experiment

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Why developers using AI are working longer hours

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War pushes Ukraine’s astronomy to the brink

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CATL sodium-ion battery aims to improve EV winter range loss

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Experimental composer Holly Herndon built an AI voice clone that anyone can use

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Are prime numbers hiding inside black holes?

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Help yourself to stronger immunity

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Will El Niño return in 2026? Here’s what we know so far

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U.S.’s and Israel’s war with Iran leaves uranium stockpiles uncertain

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The WHO just made its predictions for the 2026–2027 flu season

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Saharan dust storms bring risk of ‘blood rain' and fiery skies to southern Europe

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How the Dutch Fish Doorbell helps migrating fish each spring

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Face of ancient human ancestor ‘Little Foot’ reconstructed for the first time

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Why humanoid robots are learning everyday tasks faster than expected

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Women’s heart health, Artemis update, female reindeer antlers mystery

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See the moon turn blood red in a total lunar eclipse this week

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Why mathematicians hate Good Will Hunting

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‘Super agers’ with great memory have more young brain cells

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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS captured speeding through the solar system by Jupiter-bound spacecraft

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Glyphosate is driving a rift in MAHA. Here’s what the science says about its effects on health

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