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Death by Fermented Food

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The rotten egg smell that could finally beat nail fungus

People swear on social media more with acquaintances than with friends—analysis can help detect fake profiles

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Study finds virus 'socializing' influences effectiveness of antiviral drugs

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New construction material absorbs CO₂ and sets quickly for sustainable building

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It's important for criminal sentences, but how do we know if someone's remorseful?

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Sick ant pupae emit chemical signals to prompt their own destruction

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Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain—and the consequences could be global

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'We gotta act white': How voice recognition tech fails for Aboriginal English speakers

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Natural hormone unlocks a hidden fat burning switch

Scientists are turning Earth into a giant detector for hidden forces shaping our Universe

New approach narrows uncertainty in future warming and remaining carbon budget for 2°C

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New 'remarkably tame' tinamou species discovered in Amazon mountains may already be at risk of extinction

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AI’s climate impact is much smaller than many feared

Saturday Citations: Cancer therapy breakthrough; Sumatran tigers thrive; frogs eat what, now?

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Gene editing creates compact goldenberry plants suitable for large-scale farming

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Long ago, Mars had massive watersheds—now finally mapped

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Earth’s early oceans hid the secret rise of complex life

DNA confirms modern Bo people are descendants of ancient Hanging Coffin culture

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Scientists find hidden layers in brain’s memory center

Climate change threatens Europe's remaining peatlands, study shows

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Why Are ADHD Rates On the Rise?

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How Close Are Today’s AI Models to AGI—And to Self-Improving into Superintelligence?

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Ghostwriters, polo shirts, and the fall of a landmark pesticide study

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SPHERE’s stunning space images reveal where new planets are forming

A Speed Camera for the Universe

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The “impossible” LED breakthrough that changes everything

A mysterious black snake hidden for centuries is now named for Steve Irwin

Are We Finally Over the “Jaws Effect?”

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When a Chimp Screams, What Do You Hear?

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AI can dramatically speed up digitizing natural history collections

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Satellite Photobombing Is Disrupting Space Telescope Astronomy

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New Moby Dick-like termite species discovered

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Spain not ruling out lab leak as cause of swine fever outbreak

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Alkaline-loving microbes could help safeguard nuclear waste buried deep underground for thousands of years

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Watch a Frog Eagerly Munch on a Murder Hornet

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Free radicals caught in the act with slow spectroscopy

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Programmable CRISPR platform can reduce stem cell differentiation from months to weeks

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Why Leftover Pizza Is Actually Healthier: The Science of ‘Resistant Starch’ Explained

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Is a River Alive? A Conversation with Robert Macfarlane on Nature’s Sovereignty

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The spread of AI in UK journalism comes with reservations

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Study reveals key psychological barriers to game meat consumption in Japan

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Close-up images show how stars explode in real time

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Was the ‘Star of Bethlehem’ Really a Comet?

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Microplastics in oceans may distort carbon cycle understanding

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A CDC panel has struck down universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination

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Copper-64 isotope made easier: Recoil chemistry could lower medical imaging costs

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Rydberg-atom detector conquers a new spectral frontier

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Plastic Pollution Will More than Double by 2040, Yielding a Garbage Truck's Worth of Waste Each Second

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Birds shift to higher mountain elevations in Europe as climate warms

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