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Young coqui frogs 'play it safe' when disease strikes, study finds

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NASA seems to be backing away from hunting for life on Mars

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World Cup Fever Study now open to all major smartwatches

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Radiocarbon dating confirms 10,000 years of continuous human occupation in the Pyrenees

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Study tracks juvenile sturgeon from Ohio's first-ever reintroduction effort

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Back from the brink: Bettongs return to the desert

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Young disk around WRAY 15-1880 may contain a primitive planetary system

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Semaglutide (Ozempic) linked to fewer bone fractures despite greater weight loss

Autism may have two distinct subtypes that vary by brain activity

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New alliance to protect Atlantic's leatherback turtles launched on World Sea Turtle Day

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Here’s how big the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo might be

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New tool helps protect communities from flooding during rain-on-snow events and optimize reservoir management

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Scientists found a way to explain bird flocks that “defy” Newton’s third law

Jury service boosts public trust in courts, but fewer Americans are serving

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Arctic Ocean reaches tipping point that could be dire for marine life

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New research suggests writing with AI demands more thought from students, not less

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Powerful UFO spotted blasting from a distant black hole

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Math Puzzle: Go to great lengths

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Scientists just found a hidden weakness in forever chemicals

Neuroscientist Kauê M. Costa redefines how the brain learns

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Experts probe 'shock' arrival of mosquito virus in Scotland

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Trump’s Genesis Mission is putting AI to work on nuclear weapons

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Tonima Tasnim Ananna: Young American Scientist studying the behavior of supermassive black holes

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Science crossword: Looking to the future

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Readers respond to the March 2026 issue

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Poem: ‘The Soliloquy of Schrödinger’s Cat’

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July/August 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 years ago

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J. Craig Venter’s last interview—on AI, risk-taking and immortality

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America’s compact between science and politics is broken

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These young scientists are on our radar

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Atul Gawande explains why U.S. leadership in global health matters more than ever

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Allie Balter-Kennedy: Young American Scientist studying ice cores to better foresee climate change

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Timnit Gebru on how to safeguard independent science for the AI age

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Samagya Banskota: Young American Scientist developing new ways to deliver therapeutics

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Alan Lightman on his childhood in science

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Science is under pressure again. Here’s what that means for young researchers

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Nobel-winning biologist Elizabeth Blackburn on why science is all about ‘keeping the long view’

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Jenny Bergner: Young American Scientist recreating cosmic chemistry to understand how planets form

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U.S. scientists are being lured abroad—and they aren't looking back

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Senator Mark Kelly reveals why science is critical to America’s future

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Adam Bowman: Young American Scientist making it easier to see neurons communicate

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Inside U.S. labs at a moment of fear—and unexpected promise

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Colin Carlson: Young American Scientist linking climate change to human health and ecological diversity

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Steven Chavez: Young American Scientist trying to make catalysts work better

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Distrust in science thrives on dangerous stereotypes

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Why U.S. science funding needs reform

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Jieneng Chen: Young American Scientist creating AI tools for better cancer detection

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Kauê M. Costa: Young American Scientist trying to decipher how we learn

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Autonomous labs are running science experiments 24/7

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Dane deQuilettes: Young American Scientist studying ways to improve solar energy

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