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A volcanic mystery reveals that rising magma has a stealth mode

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Genetic origins of language may predate modern humans splitting from Neanderthals, a new study suggests

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New York City, New Orleans at greatest risk of extreme damage from floods, new analysis reveals

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RFK, Jr., set to overhaul key committee that issues disease screening recommendations

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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch in September

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The solar system’s first solids had a fast start

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Smoking ban for people born after 2008 is on the cusp of becoming law in the U.K.

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Plants can ‘hear’ rain coming, spurring them into action

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A humanoid robot beat the human half-marathon record at a Beijing race. But what did it actually prove?

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NASA’s ‘Earthrise’ image changed how we see our planet. Can the Artemis moon missions do the same?

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Whatever happened to the ozone hole, acid rain and DDT?

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This Earth Day, three experts share tips on how to feel hopeful about the environment

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Gibraltar macaques are self-medicating with dirt to help them digest human junk food

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Mathematicians found out why waiting for the elevator takes forever

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The quantum arrow of time can be reversed, physicists show

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Former NASA astronauts launch new group to promote U.S. constitutional values

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NASA just dropped a stunning new Hubble image of a ‘Cosmic Sea Lemon’ 5,000 light-years away

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FBI investigating possible links between deaths and disappearances of at least 10 scientists

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Why firstborns may be more likely than secondborns to be autistic or to have allergies

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Hegseth says U.S. military no longer requires flu vaccination, drawing criticism from health experts

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Trump’s order on psychedelics could have far-reaching science consequences

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NASA’s 2028 moon landing may be delayed because of lack of space suits, watchdog report warns

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Astronauts’ brains don’t fully adapt to life in microgravity, new study finds

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Risk of ‘megaquake’ in Japan higher after powerful earthquake strikes

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NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft down to just two working science instruments

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The strange way cocaine water pollution is changing salmon

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See Bruce the parrot wield his broken beak like a deadly weapon

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Magnetic muon measurements and gene-therapy advances win $3 million Breakthrough prizes

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Ancient Roman ‘machine-gun’ damage discovered on Pompeii walls

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‘Cocaine hippos’ raise tough questions, and scientists uncover insights on faster aging and heart risks

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The Lyrid meteor shower is peaking now

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Why game theory could be critical in a nuclear war

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How a Renaissance gambling dispute spawned probability theory

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Master of chaos wins $3-million math prize for ‘blowing up’ equations

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The science behind the peptide craze

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NSF awards record number of coveted Ph.D. fellowships in surprise move

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Did AI just solve the mystery of one of El Greco’s most enigmatic paintings?

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Songbirds reveal the dark side of making new brain cells as adults

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What’s the weirdest planet in the solar system?

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What is Mythos and why are experts worried about Anthropic’s AI model

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How your body and brain construct chronic pain

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Mars orbiter watches mysterious wave of darkness spread across red planet’s surface

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AI music is reviving the same fights that shaped the player piano

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Why birds were the only dinosaurs to survive Earth’s worst day

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Former deputy surgeon general Erica Schwartz nominated as new CDC chief

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NASA Artemis II astronauts say thank you to the world

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Congress grills RFK, Jr., about vaccines and cuts to health budget

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How the Grand Canyon formed is a surprisingly messy story. Here's the latest clue

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Astronomers just finished the biggest, sharpest 3D map of the universe—and it’s beautiful

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Elizabeth Roboz Einstein—the determined genius behind a multiple sclerosis breakthrough

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