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School in a hot world: What research is saying about children's health and learning

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Screwworms Are Back. Here’s How We Eliminated Them the First Time

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Novel synthetic biomolecule degrades disease-related proteins

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Exploring the meanings of plants and hair, from Amazon pastures to suburban lawns and groomed bodies

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Trump invokes Defense Production Act to keep U.S. coal plants running

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Q&A: Why do telomeres shorten when a cell divides, and how does it affect human aging?

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Record ultraviolet quasar wind reaches 30% light speed near supermassive black hole

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New report finds sharply rising rates of unemployment for Black Californians

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The best pollinators can drive evolutionary changes in flowers

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Who Was Nancy Grace Roman?

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Focus apps are failing neurodivergent minds, new research finds

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Rare wild goats in Northumberland prove to be a genetically distinct breed

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Fossil fishes buried in the desert reveal a missing chapter in marine history

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What makes 15-minute cities work? More nearby jobs and connected streets

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Bison restoration efforts and grazing rights hinge on one question: Are bison wildlife?

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Overlooked DNA structures help organize the genome

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Eroding a virtue: AI trains people to expect instant answers, and that's bad news for patience

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Atmosphere survival model refines search for habitable planets

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Teaching AI to design optical surfaces using real-world imperfections

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Climate vulnerable residents in Nigeria are creating makeshift adaptation systems

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Remote workers feel isolated. Back-to-office mandates are not a fix

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Bumblebees Have Chimp-Like Problem-Solving Abilities Despite Tiny Brains

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AI paired with tiny optical device corrects distorted light for sharper imaging

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Users trust AI and human fact-checkers equally, but for different reasons

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AI-guided catalyst turns CO₂ and waste into fertilizer at industrially relevant rates

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Vast astronaut mission kicks off commercial race to replace ISS

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Remote work is making Americans lonelier and sadder, new study suggests

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Newfound velociraptor cousin probably glided on four 'wings' and hunted early birds

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Climate change and wine grapes: Go, stay or change?

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Ultrathin nanotubes reach 1 nanometer, opening path to smaller electronics

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JWST 'weighs' dormant black hole 10 billion light-years away

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Bumble bees show spontaneous problem-solving, challenging big-brain assumptions

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Global mangrove forests rebound, offering hopeful sign for climate and coastal resilience

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Most people cooperate—and underestimate others' willingness to cooperate, global study reveals

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Wildfires reverse decade of ozone cleanup in the United States, study reveals

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Remote work may not be what makes employees happy, study finds

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Solving Feynman’s Formula for Eating Well, Parking Your Car, and Finding a Mate

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Bumblebees use tools to solve complex problems—despite not being trained to do so

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Bumblebees can solve problems on their own

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The Laetoli Footprints—the oldest hominin footprints ever found—are at risk of destruction

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On-demand Arctic observations with low-cost balloon systems could sharpen local storm forecasts

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Two new aquatic insect species discovered from the Middle East and Caucasus

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To fight fraud, psychological scientists issue a call to arms

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Billions are going into fish passage projects, but planning methods can undercut results

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Becoming a parent may make you love your partner less

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Buoys track ocean waves across 14,000 km, from storms in Antarctica to ripples in Alaska

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Costa Rica paid landowners to restore forests and biodiversity—bioacoustics indicate that it worked

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Physics-trained digital 'super-brain' speeds nanophotonic design

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A flesh-eating New World screwworm was just found in a Texas cow—here’s what to know

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What network science can tell us about the 2026 World Cup

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