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Eyelashes’ special features help fling water from the eyes

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These are the 5 most popular Science News stories of 2024

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50 years ago, astronomers saw the surface of a distant star for the first time

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Telehealth helps people get health care, but access may soon be in limbo

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Stage 0 breast cancer patients may not need to rush to surgery

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These scientific feats set new records in 2024

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Looking back on the year in science and what’s next

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Deaths related to the cold have grown since 1999 in the U.S.

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AI sniffs out whiskey flavor notes as well as the pros

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A new microbead proves effective as a plastic-free skin scrubber

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What will space exploration look like under Trump?

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Here’s how public health fared in 2024

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Scotch tape is key to creating thin films of diamond

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These are our favorite animal stories of 2024

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Archaeology’s top discoveries of 2024 include preserved brains and a lost city

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Sheep earwax can record a dangerous diet

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Here are 8 remarkable scientific firsts of 2024

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The message-sending part of neurons may be blobby, not smooth

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Britain’s largest ancient massacre may have included cannibalism

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These discoveries in 2024 could be groundbreaking — if they’re true

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Cancer screening and quitting smoking have saved nearly 6 million lives

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Humans have linked emotions to the same body parts for 3,000 years

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The 2024 eclipse gave a rare view of the sun. Here’s a peek at early data

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NASA’s Perseverance rover found a new potential setting for Martian life

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The ‘Blob,’ an unprecedented marine heat wave, killed 4 million seabirds

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Neandertal genes in people today came from hook-ups around 47,000 years ago

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These are the viruses that defined 2024

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Earth’s inner core may be changing shape

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The 2004 tsunami killed hundreds of thousands. Are we better prepared now?

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The benefits of Ozempic and its kin may extend far beyond weight loss

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U.S. hospitals continue to shut down labor and delivery services

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The screams of thirsty plants may prompt some moths to lay eggs elsewhere

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Some countries have eliminated malaria, but cases are growing elsewhere

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The best science books of 2024

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During an allergic response, some immune cells digest others

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The oldest known ritual chamber in the Middle East has been found

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Generative AI is an energy hog. Is the tech worth the environmental cost?

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A squid-inspired medical device could reduce the need for needles

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Proposed time limits on anesthesia may have jeopardized patient safety

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Notre Dame is reopening. What does that mean for its acoustics?

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Space missions spanned the solar system in 2024

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Astronomers see the astrosphere of a sunlike star for the first time

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How the weight loss drug tirzepatide is also helping heart failure patients

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Climate change made 2024 the hottest year on record. The heat was deadly

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Meet a scientist tracking cactus poaching in the Atacama Desert

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Climate stress may undermine male spiders’ romantic gift giving

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A spacecraft duo will fly in formation to create artificial solar eclipses

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Dietary evidence bolsters Clovis hunters’ reputation as mammoth killers

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Trees are failing to adapt to climate change. Losing fungi partners may be why

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New videos reveal the hidden lives of Andean bears

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