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NASA’s Apollo moon missions relied on this computer scientist and differential equations

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Emperor penguins in focus as Antarctic talks start in Japan

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Gemstones on Mars—why the Red Planet could be harboring rubies, opals, and more

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What if we killed all mosquitoes?

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PCOS has been officially renamed PMOS, and it’s a momentous move

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Why do particle physicists like spending time in fields?

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Is the U.S. in a new era of political violence? Experts say it’s complicated

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This strange giant dinosaur may change what we know about Jurassic titans

Dengue outpaces virus-blocking mosquitoes in Brazil

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Why are some people mosquito magnets? Clues are emerging

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Method for measuring energy amounts less than a trillionth of a billionth of a joule could boost quantum computing

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Support local people to protect world's nature, new report urges, as deadline for global conservation target looms

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Ancient bacterial toolkit links human gut health to ocean carbon cycling

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Stunning fossil discovery challenges the origins of animal life

Scientists discover hidden chemical signature that could reveal alien life

A new tectonic plate boundary could be forming in southern Africa

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NASA’s Hubble reveals a giant chaotic planet nursery unlike anything seen before

James Webb telescope reveals the clearest map ever of the Universe’s cosmic web

New tectonic plate boundary could be forming in Zambia, scientists say

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New model finds the lower size limit for habitable exoplanets

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Birds of prey in South Africa are in trouble—a study analyzes data from 16 years of road counts

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Algal bloom crisis shows climate risks need evaluative governance

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Generative AI may significantly reduce the number of animal experiments

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Scurvy's skeletal fingerprint found in California's Late Holocene archaeological sites

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This simple strength test could predict how long you live

Chip-scale photonic approach achieves ultralow-noise microwave and millimeter-wave signal generation

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Why prescribed fire often fails: Scorched invasive shrubs can resprout instead of die

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Pet loss is difficult for people—what about for other pets?

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New research examines 'remorse bias' in legal decision-making

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A supervolcano nearly wiped out humanity 74,000 years ago, but humans did something incredible

NASA fuel cell tests pave way for energy storage on the moon

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Unexplored interactions between electrons and atomic nuclei shed light on dark matter

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Aquifer recharge could buffer water scarcity, yet policy blocks uptake in five countries

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Brazilian microfossils interpreted as animal traces are actually algae and bacteria, research reveals

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Lab-grown diamond device could change how radiation doses are measured

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Snow and glacier ecosystems across remote Antarctic island reveal hidden microbial diversity

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The Tonga Volcano Cleaned Up After Itself

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Heat index maps uncover when city greening cools most—and when it can backfire

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Nudge theory was all about taking responsibility, but it allowed big business to look the other way

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Researchers find coherent ferrons—polarization waves with potential across quantum and telecom applications

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Metagenomics and AI could unlock uncultivated bacteria and archaea

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From AI companions to climate action, we undervalue what lies ahead

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Smarter search for fuel-cell catalysts uses machine learning

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Hidden proton pathways emerge as ultrathin polymer film method splits interface signals

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What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur‑killing asteroid armageddon: A blow‑by‑blow account

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These Small Ants Act Like Cleaner Fish

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Climate patterns may shape where violent conflict risks are amplified

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Relaxing rules on carbon markets would undermine climate action, scientists warn

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How carbon dioxide cools the upper atmosphere—and warms Earth below

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Inland seas may face widespread heat waves by midcentury as warming accelerates

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