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NASA chief Jared Isaacman hints at campaign to make Pluto a planet again

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City birds appear more afraid of women than men, and scientists have no idea why

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Climate policy isn't partisan, and research suggests more on the right support it than oppose it

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Tiny DNA fragments, big agricultural insights: New genomic approach helps improve crop resilience

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Can ‘extinct’ volcanoes still erupt? A Greek peak holds surprising clues

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Light pollution alters food webs along riverbanks, finds study

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Organic matter diversity determines how much iron is available for marine life, study finds

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Why the dawn chorus sounds different from place to place

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A mechanical blue LED: Stretching GaN shifts light from UV to blue without changing chemistry

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Humanity may be doomed to die in nuclear war—unless we act soon, physicist David Gross says

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Our Eyes Originated in a 600-Million-Year-Old Cyclops

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Humidity and heat are killers for tropical birds: Waxbill and hornbill studies highlight the dangers

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Ancient farming clues may finally expose where humanity's most important wheat first emerged

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Urban agriculture could supply about 28% of Europe's vegetable demand

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How can opinions be maximally influenced? New research offers insights

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Invisible fertility crisis: Chemicals and climate change threaten reproduction across species

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The Simpsons reference that refutes one of history’s greatest mathematicians

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Stick-on gel delivers drugs directly to plants to clear infections quickly

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Will attendance‑based grading improve school absenteeism?

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The Predictive Powers of Bear Poop

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Peatlands are vital for tackling climate change, yet scientists still haven't found them all

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Soil, not fertilizer, is primary source of nitrogen gas loss in rice paddies, study reveals

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Your local storm forecast is likely based on weather miles away. We're trying to bring it closer to home

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They cover just 3% of Earth, yet the unanswered questions around them could reshape climate action forever

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An anomaly in global sea level rise is explained by deep ocean heating

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From pet to pest: Research warns invasive goldfish are reshaping freshwater ecosystems

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Fusion energy company Commonwealth applies to join a U.S. power grid—a first

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People are betting on measles outbreaks – and that might be useful

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Gamblers are betting millions of dollars on measles outbreaks

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Is consciousness more fundamental to reality than quantum physics?

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Where Brains Process Smell

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Watch Astrobotic’s latest record-breaking ‘ring of fire’ rocket engine test

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NASA Curiosity rover finds mysterious life linked molecules on Mars

Humanoid robots may be about to break the 100-metre sprint record

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Uranus has weird rings. Astronomers now know the source of two of them

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Scientists catch antimatter “atom” acting like a wave for the first time

MIT scientists turn chaotic laser light into powerful brain imaging tool

Your dreams aren’t random. Here’s what’s really happening

Polycystic ovary syndrome might affect men, too. Here’s how

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How I pay almost nothing to power my house and electric car

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We may finally have a cure for many different autoimmune conditions

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War in Iran spotlights the risk to drinking water for millions in the Persian Gulf

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Scientists think they finally know why Neanderthals vanished

This massive 3D map of 47 million galaxies could unlock dark energy

Vitamin D boosts breast cancer treatment success by 79%

Scientists capture electrons forming strange patchy patterns inside quantum materials

Scientists discover enzyme that could supercharge Ozempic

Two whale groups separated by seas—but not by genes, study finds

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The Things That Fuel Our Dreams

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Maya collapse mystery deepens as scientists find no drought at key site