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Global trade in wild birds is poorly monitored: The risks to wildlife, ecosystems and human health

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The invisibility cloak inventor now has better tricks up his sleeve

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Physicists zero in on the mass of the fundamental W boson particle

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Countries suffer when credit rating agencies lack data: How to fix the problem at source

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Is This Brain Cell the Key to Controlling Appetite?

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Why some children with learning difficulties get identified, and others don't

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Can serendipity be harnessed? Reflecting on unplanned outcomes offers benefits

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AI uncovers hidden immune defenses inside bacteria

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Seal tooth pendant reveals ancient human culture and long-distance trading

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The oldest breath: A 300-million-year-old mummy reveals the origins of how amniotes breathe

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Mummified reptile hints at the origins of how we breathe

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How well GLP-1 weight loss drugs work may depend on your genetics

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Sound-sensing hair bundles in our ears act as tiny thermodynamic machines

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NASA’s Artemis moon missions are a game changer for astronomy

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Experiments Ring the ‘Death Knell’ for Sterile Neutrinos

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Neanderthals in Central Europe hunted pond turtles—not for food, but likely for their shells

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'Pinprick of light': Artemis crew witnesses meteorite impacts on moon

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Ancient farmers accidentally created aggressive “warrior” wheat

Triple threat emerges as sharks, beach nourishment and murky waters collide

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Split shift: A surprising twist in the biology of aging

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Absinthe: What the ban on France's aromatic spirit teaches us about modern-day blaming and shaming

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Celestial wonders in Leo

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Giant jars, ancient bells, buried bones and a mystery that endures

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Scientists say we’ve been wrong about what makes sprinters fast

Hacks, doxxing and deepfakes: Are we overexposed as a society?

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Heat from traffic is contributing to rises in city temperatures, study finds

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A volcanic medley near Mammoth Lakes

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Tracking Artemis II—after its historic lunar flyby, NASA’s moon mission heads home

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Something just hit the Moon and left a bright new scar

Particles seen emerging from empty space for first time

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Why The Double Helix is such an extraordinary but infuriating book

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NASA’s Artemis program has sparked a race to land U.S. rovers on the moon

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Ancient Romans were obsessed with a plant said to be a contraception and an aphrodisiac. Then one day, it went extinct

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Do people see robots as having race? New studies clash as humanoids enter the real world

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'Screams of delight': Artemis crew flying home to thrilled NASA scientists

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Health experts warn of rising measles cases in undervaccinated communities

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Why doesn't the US recycle more plastic? Study points to lack of access

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Photos show stunning views of the moon and Earth from the Artemis II mission

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Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon

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Atmospheric dust gives plants nutrients through their leaves, study finds

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Did a black hole just explode? This “impossible” particle may be the evidence

This walking robot could change how we search for life on Mars

Seizure of 2,000 ants at Nairobi airport highlights the hidden scale of insect trafficking

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Quantum computers keep losing data. This breakthrough finally tracks it

Climate change may speed evolution through inherited gene regulation changes

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Guidance aims to improve collaboration between scientists, tribal nations

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Drought parches Florida

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Scientists just uncovered the secret behind nature’s “proton highway”

The world’s “oldest octopus” was never an octopus

Climate change does not polarize opinions: 'In fact, we are increasingly in agreement'

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