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Firms with independent board members are more willing to challenge risky CEO pay structures, says new research

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Tilly Edinger: The paleoneurologist saved by her science

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Clocks made from an atomic nucleus just ticked on for the first time

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How Hurricane Dorian changed disaster reporting

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Ancient clay figurine from Guatemala may bear the oldest written numbers in Mesoamerica

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Inside the Largest Whale Graveyard on Earth

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Five-year plan to help scientists better understand the causes of algal blooms

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Binary asteroids' puzzling configurations may link to multi-satellite history

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Scientists discover collagen, the human body's most abundant protein, is liquid-like inside cells

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Wary investors hit by a natural disaster seek premium on equity investment

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Scientists built a battery-free device that turns sunlight into fuel

Q&A: Expert offers insight on stopping the New World screwworm

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What’s the Future of Gene Editing?

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The deadly tapeworm spreading across America has reached the Pacific Northwest

China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft arrives at one of Earth’s mysterious ‘quasi-moons’

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El Niño is here and could tip Earth to a new record hot year

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The 1,100-year-old mystery of Montana’s lost bison hunting site finally solved

AI set to reshape Indigenous Ranger education

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Would you return a favor? Scientists say it depends on the relationship

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Neuroscientists left the lab to study memory loss. The results were surprising

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Air pollution's daily pulse over the Northeast

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Scientists discover a strange property in rice and turn it into a smart material

Consciousness likely not unique to earthlings, paper says

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NASA reveals Artemis III crew for one of the most complex space missions ever

Dramatic photo of ibis being guided to their winter homes wins award

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On the hunt for cosmic dawn and the universe's very first stars

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How to Stop a Killer Asteroid

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James Webb reveals two completely different twilights on an alien world

Insights into soil fertility help guide more targeted fertilizer strategies for long-term soil management

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Seeds under pressure: New study reveals how climate change threatens Victoria's alpine plant populations

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Physical punishment of children is harmful and must be banned, UK researchers say

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Electron matter waves gain ultrafast torque that flips handedness in femtoseconds

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What AI-herding scientists can learn from watching ‘sheepdog YouTube’

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The one film to watch before seeing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day

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The 2026 World Cup will bring the heat. Here's how to keep cool

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Vaping after quitting smoking is linked to lung cancer

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Ditching cigarettes for vapes may curb the cancer benefits of quitting

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AI could uncover new physics faster but there’s a surprising catch

Weaker monsoon, bigger risks: Intense downpours could still hit South Asia hard

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NASA head defends Artemis 3 crew of all men

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New art test could help museums spot fake Van Goghs without touching paintings

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Scientists turn tofu and cheese waste into tiny CO2-catching beads

Scientists discover a hidden cause of aging cells that can be reversed

Message drift: Why things get taken out of context online and why it matters

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Pathogenic fungus transmitted by domestic cat scratches is present in wild animals

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Researchers develop a new anti-jellyfish floating buoy

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Virtual future selves improve students' planning and motivation, with gains seen after six months

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Preschoolers whose parents received coaching had fewer conduct problems, higher cognitive skills in middle school

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Butter or margarine? A food scientist describes how subtle chemical deviations can affect your baked goods

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New iron–scandium catalyst extends carbon nanotube growth at high temperatures

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