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Why are we so obsessed with protein? A new book looks for answers

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One possible recipe for life on Titan is a bust

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New Scientist recommends sci-fi novel Under the Eye of the Big Bird

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Bonobos May Not Be the Peaceful Apes We Imagined

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AI auto-complete may subtly shape views on social issues

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The gut microbiome may influence brain aging, mouse study suggests

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Weed Not Only Sends Memories Up in Smoke, It Reshapes Them

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Why a Peruvian mountain is becoming an 'impossible' particle detector

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The universe’s brightest supernovae are turbocharged by newborn magnetars

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The Amazon molly — a sex-skipping fish — hacks evolution

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A strange ‘chirp’ in a brilliant stellar blast points to a magnetar

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The FDA approves leucovorin for rare genetic condition and not for autism

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See Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupt, shooting lava 1,300 feet into the air

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Where Some See Strings, She Sees a Space-Time Made of Fractals

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Why the world's militaries are scrambling to create their own Starlink

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The Secret Life of Neurotransmitters

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Why we’re bad at detecting lies, according to scientists—and The Traitors

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Parkinson's disease may reduce enjoyment of pleasant smells

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Scalable quantum batteries can charge faster than their classical counterparts

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Music even makes you blink to the beat

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Scientists may have found a pill for sleep apnea

Scientists discover tiny plant trick that could supercharge crop yields

California communities' recovery time between wildfire smoke events is shrinking

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DNA barcoding reveals which gene-therapy nanoparticles reach targets in vivo

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Watching quantum behavior in action: MagnetoARPES reveals time-reversal symmetry breaking in a kagome superconductor

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Sports gambling could be boosting binge drinking in young men

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A single course of antibiotics may reshape the gut microbiome for years

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New research shows path to affordable water in fast-growing cities

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Oval orbit casts new light on black hole–neutron star mergers

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Where did magic mushrooms come from? Scientists just got closer to an answer

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Ocean warming may supercharge a tiny microbe that controls marine nutrients

A massive asteroid hit the North Sea and triggered a 330-foot tsunami

Cannabis study finds THC can create false memories

A particle accelerator helped scientists create stunning 3D ants

Omega-3 fish oil supplements cut heart attacks and strokes by 43% in dialysis patients

Vegans develop complex skills to navigate an omnivorous society, new research shows

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The 19th-century mathematical clue that led to quantum mechanics

Study reveals how Ethiopia's hyenas combat climate change, save money for waste management and prevent disease

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Convergence in the canopy: Why the Gracixalus weii treefrog sounds like a songbird

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Scientists turn scrap car aluminum into high-performance metal for new vehicles

How jagged moon dust could support future astronauts

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Could ultrasound help save hedgehogs?

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Orcas may be to blame for some mass dolphin strandings

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Submerged bumblebee queens breathe underwater

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Ultrafast computing: Light-driven logic tops 10 terahertz in WS₂

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Foraged mushrooms and sea beet featured in British meals in the 16th century. Why not today?

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Hybrid synthetic strategy unlocks previously unattainable molecular architectures

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AI finally tests a century old theory about how cancer begins

New African species confirms evolutionary origin of magic mushrooms

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Thermal drones boost detection of entangled seals

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