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The dinosaurs that forgot how to fly

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Ancient DNA rewrites the tale of when and how cats left Africa

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Living cells may generate electricity from motion

Colon cancer is surging in younger adults and doctors are alarmed

How synthetic biology can transform crops, cancer therapies, and drug discovery: Q&A

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Can AI strengthen democracy and improve collective decision-making? Q&A with Professor of Computer Science

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Ramanujan’s 100-year-old pi formula is still revealing the Universe

1.5-million-year-old fossil face is forcing a rethink of human origins

A new way to prevent gum disease without wiping out good bacteria

Firefighter gear contains potentially hazardous flame retardants, study shows

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Scientists Devise New Plan to Study the Most Exciting Rock on Mars

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Math Puzzle: Wrangle the Rectangles

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Anatomy of a phytoplankton bloom revealed north of Hawai'i

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A new family of barium-based crystals reveals rules for structural changes

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Physicists found a way to see heat in empty space

This rare earthquake did everything scientists hoped to see

How to See Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS as It Swings by Earth One Last Time

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Living rocks in South Africa rapidly absorb carbon and grow in harsh conditions

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Voluntary wintertime cover crop adoption up 5% in Arkansas

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Crash clock says satellites in orbit are three days from disaster

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Research shows informed traders never let a climate crisis go to waste

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New framework reveals where transport emissions concentrate in Singapore

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Community swimming program for Black youth boosts skills, sense of belonging, study finds

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What Your Sleep Profile Reveals about Your Health

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These Orcas Are on the Brink—And So Is the Science That Could Save Them

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The Hype behind Expensive Probiotic Supplements

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Science Crossword: Pointing South

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Science Carries On. Here Are Our Top Topics for 2026

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Readers Respond to the September 2025 Issue

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Poem: ‘Large Hadron Collider,’ ‘Maxwell’s Demon’ and ‘Music for the Heat Death of the Universe’

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Mysterious Bright Flashes in the Night Sky Baffle Astronomers

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Meet Your Plastic Pal

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Meet Your Future Robot Servants, Caregivers and Explorers

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January 2026: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

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Interoception Is Our Sixth Sense, and It May Be Key to Mental Health

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Heart and Kidney Diseases, plus Type 2 Diabetes, May Be One Illness Treatable with Ozempic-like Drugs

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Global Warming Could Skew Reptile Sex Ratios and Lead to Extinctions

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The Psychedelic Scientist

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Scientists find the missing links between genes and disease

Nepal starts tiger census to track recovery

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24 endangered sea turtles recovering in Florida after cold stunning off Cape Cod

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AI learns to decode the diseases written in your DNA

Saturn's rings form a giant dusty doughnut encircling the planet

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Australia's climate future: New model goes global

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Scientists warn federal funding cuts could undermine walleye recovery in Minnesota

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Women in the Indian Armed Forces suffer systemic discrimination across all stages of their military careers, study shows

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Your period may make sport injuries more severe

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A hidden climate shift may have sparked epic Pacific voyages 1,000 years ago

Call to increase funding for 'invisible' Deaf victim-survivors of domestic abuse

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Giant sea monsters lived in rivers at the end of the dinosaur age