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Alien: Earth—how realistic are the extraterrestrials? Three experts rank them

Ten years ago, gravitational waves changed astronomy. A new discovery shows there's more to come

JWST finds an exoplanet around A pulsar whose atmosphere is all carbon

NASA data, trainings help Uruguay navigate drought

Warming rivers in Alaska threaten Chinook salmon populations and Indigenous food security

Discovery of new moon or ring system orbiting mysterious distant planet Quaoar

Metals reveal trade in Bronze Age more connected than previously thought

Key diagnostic system for experimental fusion reactor nears completion

Invasive plants are rapidly changing tropic ecosystems across three continents

Bad reviews push Airbnb hosts to rethink their positioning, study finds

New dinosaur from Wales identified in museum drawer

Why workaholics can't switch off

Gender gap in Africa's water leadership undermines fair policymaking, analysis suggests

Researchers revive the pinhole camera for next-gen infrared imaging

NASA fuel storage research launches aboard resupply mission

Microscopic worms reveals just how cramped cells really are

How egg cells control the timing of cell division

From noise to power: A symmetric ratchet motor discovery

Americans' knowledge of civics increases, survey finds

A Late Bronze Age foreign elite? German burial mounds reveal long-distance travelers

Shrinking seeds in Madagascar's forests tied to human activity

Climate change threatens restoration successes in Lake Piburg

Could AI write an academic paper and get published without anyone noticing?

Influencers, multipliers, and the structure of polarization—how political narratives circulate on Twitter/X

Climate change responsible for 1,700 heat-related deaths in a single European region, study finds

La Niña's new twist: Ground movement threatens Aussie homes

How interstellar objects similar to 3I/ATLAS could jumpstart planet formation around infant stars

Second exoplanet found orbiting nearby star Gliese 536

New insights for understanding and preventing famines

QROCODILE experiment advances search for dark matter using superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

Europe leads on transparent borders as Australia lags behind

Britain's economy did not collapse after the Romans left, sediment core analysis finds

Circuits invisible to the naked eye: New technique shrinks microchips beyond current size limits

NASA blocks Chinese citizens from working on space programs

Study warns US emissions progress may flatline

Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking island

Tests on superconducting materials for world's largest fusion energy project show reliable measurement protocol

Newly dated 85-million-year-old dinosaur eggs could improve understanding of Cretaceous climate

Permeable inspection of pharmaceuticals: Real-time tablet quality inspection system developed

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Metallic nanocatalysts: What really happens during catalysis

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Researchers uncover molecular mechanism of light-induced seed germination in Arabidopsis

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Tiny prairie dwellers outshine bison in keeping soil and plant nutrients cycling

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Study: Some Chicago clubs use racist tactics to discourage Black patrons

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New free screening tool helps kindergarten teachers spot student needs early

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Death by a thousand cuts: Salmon are falling through the cracks in British Columbia's fragmented policy landscape

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40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease they didn't want to see

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How gratitude can offset the effects of financial stress

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'Want to, but can't': New model explains the gap in waste separation behavior

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Study links teacher turnover to higher rates of student suspensions, disciplinary referrals

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Inside a virtual ocean platform that could help with marine protection

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