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What is the ‘acid rain’ in the wake of U.S. bombings in Iran?

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NASA space probe expected to reenter the atmosphere with a chance of raining debris

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First-of-its-kind vaccine protects children from deadly E. coli infections

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China’s first moon astronauts could land at this surprising site

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AI techniques speed up forensic analysis of crucial crime scene larvae

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Long-lost page of Archimedes’ writings rediscovered in France

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Stand Up for Science protests spread to more than 50 cities

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Taking a multivitamin could slow some signs of aging, new study suggests

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RFK, Jr.’s overhauled autism advisory board cancels first public meeting

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Stunning video shows huge fireball blazing over Europe

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A $1.3-billion river dredging in North Carolina by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could unleash ‘forever chemicals’

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A clever math shortcut could reveal your problem-solving superpower

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A measles surge, AI in warfare and accelerated global warming

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Your zodiac sign is likely wrong. Here’s how to find the correct one

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Daylight saving time hit you like a brick? Here’s how to cope better

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Why ‘quantum proteins’ could be the next big thing in biology

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The real science behind the mind-melding world of Hoppers

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The age of animal experiments may be waning

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The surprising science behind why daylight saving time is good for wildlife

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Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud

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Why replacing Anthropic at the Pentagon could take months

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NASA changed an asteroid’s orbital path around the sun, a first for humankind

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NASA must delay deorbiting the ISS, U.S. lawmakers say

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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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