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Can future astronauts be put into comas for space travel like in Project Hail Mary?

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This 67,800-year-old handprint is the oldest art ever found

Friction without contact discovered as magnetic forces break a 300-year-old law

Hawaii tests asphalt made with recycled plastics and fishing nets for shedding

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Webb Telescope spots “impossible” atmosphere on ancient super Earth

Ancient DNA reveals a farming shift that pushed a society to the brink

A massive freshwater reservoir is hiding under the Great Salt Lake

Hidden antibiotics in river fish spark new food safety fears

Gender conformity starts young, and boys and girls fall in line in different ways

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Light-based technique creates artificial structures that mimic the scaffolding of cells

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New research explores the paradox of firms' unique technologies

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Limited jobs block social mobility opportunities for young people in coastal and rural areas, study shows

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Are humans naturally violent? New research challenges long-held assumptions

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Can animals sense earthquakes?

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Newly discovered photos show astronaut Neil Armstrong after the Gemini 8 emergency

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Women assistant principals average 13.2 teaching years before first principal bid

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How DICER cuts microRNAs with single-nucleotide precision

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Where did the ancient Greeks and Romans think lightning came from? Hint: not just the gods

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JWST probes emerging young star clusters in nearby spiral galaxy NGC 628

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Musk's Twitter takeover highlights danger of owner-dominated social media platforms

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Why drawing eyes on food packaging could stop seagulls stealing your chips

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Dishwashing with side effects: Kitchen sponges release microplastics

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Mussel-inspired glue from recycled plastics can be detached and reused

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Dogs can overdose too: Naloxone training can save pets as well as humans

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Two buried Iron Age hoards reveal first evidence for four-wheeled wagons in Britain

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Motivated employees get more out-of-role work, even when it costs bonuses

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Superconducting altermagnets could carry spin without energy loss

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Scientists create wheat-only gel from bran fiber and gluten protein

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Predicting RNA activity expands therapeutic possibilities

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A student volunteer and a mesh suit helped us figure out how mosquitoes reach their targets

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Moons orbiting wandering exoplanets could be habitable—with one catch

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Expert opinion on AI, automation, and the future of work

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Critically endangered monkey gives birth after surgery saves her foot

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Seattle tried to guarantee higher pay for delivery drivers. Here's why it didn't work as intended

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Saturday Citations: Merging brown dwarfs, ancient machine guns, gravitational wave detection

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New pill cuts “bad” cholesterol by 60% in major trial

You can now buy a DIY quantum computer

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Kimchi-derived probiotic found to promote binding and excretion of intestinal nanoplastics

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U.K.’s deadly meningitis outbreak shows importance of vaccination

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New AI tool predicts cancer spread with surprising accuracy

Harvard engineers build chip that can twist and control light in real time

Scientists just found a hidden 48-dimensional world in quantum light

Physicists find electronic agents that govern flat band quantum materials

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Science and armed conflict

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Brain’s protective barrier stays leaky for years after playing contact sports

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Youth leaving foster care with strong emotional support face lower incarceration odds

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Satellite radar shows Alaska glaciers melt three extra weeks for each 1°C of summer warming

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GlassWorm malware hides in invisible open-source code

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March heat surges past 100 in California and Arizona, smashing records

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This crocodile ran like a greyhound across prehistoric Britain 200 million years ago