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Many more US voters support gay candidates, but only if they look and act 'straight,' study finds

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Magnetic field during catalyst synthesis triples ammonia yield

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'Molecular movie' technology reveals a better way to thwart environmental pollutant

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How a giant moon and a steam atmosphere built the recipe for life

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After the Black Death, Italy’s Oak Trees Came Back

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Wounds may trigger 'aged' cells within hours, reshaping how senescence starts

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Innovative local collaboration can unlock stronger environmental protection in England, study shows

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The math of choosing a restaurant meal is revealed in Richard Feynman’s notes

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Study highlights key welfare needs for seal pups in rehabilitation

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Atlantic 'cold blob' may be reshaping Indian monsoon, steering rain northwest

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Thirty years at El Mirón cave uncover 40,000 years of Iberian prehistory

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Zebrafish microbiome model enhanced by simple trick

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is being explored as a long COVID treatment. Here’s what the research shows

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'Transformative' pancreatic cancer drug doubles survival time

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Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, may be the problem, study finds

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People who are aware of the advantages for both parties are more likely to ask for advice, study shows

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Space station dust maps slash climate uncertainty over iron-rich particles

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Researchers discover how to turn one germ's drug resistance into an Achilles' heel

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Tiny-armed alvarezsauroid dinosaurs might have been insect eaters, fossil scans suggest

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Scientists develop virtual tomato training arena for agricultural robots

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First direct view tracks planet-forming disk spinning around AB Aurigae

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Smart sensors could help Canada tackle its $58-billion food waste problem

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Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?

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Mathematician solves origami donut efficiency challenge with fewest folds

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Cities are making it rain more—but not as much as scientists thought

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Box jellyfish reveal secret life cycle with implications for coastal safety

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How drought rewires roots, cutting iron uptake across major food crops

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Blue Origin's lunar lander just passed its toughest test yet

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Oldest cave art in the U.K. discovered inside Welsh cave

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Editing the Pesky Bones Out of a Popular Farmed Fish

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Precise polymer 'knots' uncover hidden slack for designing ultra-tough and responsive smart materials

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Almost 20% of Australian students don't finish school—these 3 things can help them stay

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A golden age of maths is dawning and mathematicians are freaking out

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How human error became a weapon against large language models

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Why dirty farm plastic matters: Cleaner mulch film could cut landfill waste and fossil fuel use

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AI to rescue Australian wildlife research drowning in data

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How the war in Iran is affecting your dinner plate

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Feral horse numbers in Australia's Alps are on the rise again: It's time to act

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Fifty-year protein mystery breaks open as acid-driven water loss comes into view

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Andrew Scott talks about World War II, D-Day and weather forecasting for his new film Pressure

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Join the Scientific American Summer Reading Challenge

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China launches rival to SpaceX Falcon 9 with zero warning

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Trees and greenery can cool cities by as much as 18°C—but only if they're the right type

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Famous wildlife coexistence scheme is slipping due to frozen funding

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Enzymes that assemble into droplets can speed up cellular reactions, biologists find

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New 'SMArT' platform makes gene editing in hematopoietic stem cells more efficient and safer

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Synthesized peptides can slip into cells to block hard-to-target protein interactions

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Better math discriminates exotic from classical materials

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Mediating students' empathy development through play

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More young people are looking to AI chatbots for mental health help

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