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Could a giant iceberg really break off Greenland? Scientists check Tom Cruise’s new movie Digger

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2026 has been a record hot year for the U.S.—it can only get worse

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This weird particle may have come from a black hole exploding in another dimension

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Can bioengineered bacteria help terraform Mars?

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How to see rainbows on exoplanets

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Mathematicians name 50 of the highest-stakes problems in math

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How to start foraging for edible plants, according to Black Forager

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Google’s Project Suncatcher AI data center test has officially launched to space onboard SpaceX rocket

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Scientists discover that Earth’s crust has repeatedly rolled over—and it’s still happening

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Google tests its plan for AI data centers in space with Project Suncatcher

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Scientists are decoding elephant rumble calls, including ‘greetings’ and ‘coos’

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Democratic Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed explains how science influences his politics

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How climate change is altering petrichor, the glorious smell after it rains

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Archaeologists unearth a ‘major’ early Christian monastery in Scotland

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NASA directive might increase the odds of contaminating Mars

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The Atlantic hurricane season has been so quiet it’s unprecedented

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Satellite images reveal ethereal auroral storm raging above the North Pole

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Trump’s surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier clears key Senate committee

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AI solves a ‘holy grail’ problem from probability theory

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Why AI-powered romance scams are harder than ever to spot

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IVF ‘add-ons’ offer hope to parents desperate for a baby. But are they backed by science?

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Dangerous ozone threatened half of world’s population this year

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Blockbuster retatrutide trial signals a ‘new high-water mark’ for weight-loss drugs

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See the cool photos this Jupiter-bound spacecraft took while swinging by Earth

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U.S. space weapons probably aren’t what you think

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Tiny implants use the body as a communication network

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One in eight new cancers are likely caused by infections—there’s an easy way to protect yourself

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NASA to attempt uncrewed and crewed missions with Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft

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TikTok influencers are promoting a home remedy to boost the immune system that could cause botulism

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Trump announces relaxed fuel economy standards

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Surprising result seen in primordial matter inside atom smasher

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SpaceX’s Starship lifts off in make-or-break orbital test flight

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Growing AI energy demands, the search for subatomic particles and the hottest amoeba

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Donor hearts may take on the age of their new bodies

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The secret Cold War history of Tetris

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How a horse flu crisis fueled animals rights advocacy in the U.S.

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How the body’s own immune system can attack the brain

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Scientists just found a bizarre cosmic object ‘hiding in plain sight’

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2026 could be the turning point on climate action, Al Gore says

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Why Hawaii is facing an unprecedented hurricane season

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Jupiter-bound spacecraft Juice to fly by Earth Monday

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What’s the point of the interstellar Fermi Explorer mission?

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Vox’s Unexplainable and Scientific American explore the mystery of dark matter and the limits of science

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Trump’s FDA nominee Heidi Overton affirms MMR vaccine and mifepristone are safe at crucial Senate hearing

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OpenAI’s agent hacking Australia is a warning for governments everywhere

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Diesel fuel prices are rising—chemistry can help explain why

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AI solves 79-year-old math mystery of six-dimensional spheres

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China’s open AI models are testing America’s approach to AI safety

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Blood test for multiple cancers clears crucial hurdle on track to FDA approval

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See the Taurids light up the fall sky with brilliant shooting stars

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