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Why is it so hard to spot a liar? Expert explains the psychology of deception

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What climate change is costing California

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Distrust in the media and courts can cause democratic backsliding, study suggests

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Supercomputer reveals how size could shape the future of nanomedicine

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Water as we've never known it: Physicists test water beyond Earth-like conditions

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The Most Unsettling Books We Know

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How Hunger Can Trigger Alcohol Cravings

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The mathematical impossibility of making a perfect world map

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This Giant Waterlily Species Was Discovered Via Instagram

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Scientists left in the dark by National Science Foundation grant application delays

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What Makes Life Beautiful?

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Green stars do exist—and others shine pink or purple, too

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Scientists finally uncover why statins can cause muscle pain

A quantum computing feat brings the ‘megaquops’ era a step closer

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Hurricane warning maps are improving, but a dangerous problem remains

The Selfish Gene at 50

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Astronomers uncover new secrets of the Universe’s first five minutes

Scientists discover a bizarre Jurassic “squid” unlike anything ever seen

Scientists discover a way to kill dangerous gut bacteria without killing the good

Your aging brain may be trading memory for something more valuable

Math Puzzle: Baby bottle mix-up

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AI can give you your voice back

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Why we probably live in a quantum multiverse

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Why data centers are reviving solid-state transformers

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What actually makes ultraprocessed foods unhealthy?

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We’re addicted to social media. How do we get sober?

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These extreme cosmic explosions are breaking physics

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The provocative new theory that could explain aging and disease

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Science crossword: Scroll bars

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Readers respond to the June 2026 issue

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Poem: ‘Life in Bilateral Wonder’

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Our love-hate relationship with social media

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November 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 years ago

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Inside the bold, quixotic quest to store planet-warming carbon in the ocean

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How your brain learns to cope with uncertainty

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How a fusion start-up could help maintain the U.S. nuclear arsenal

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A graphic explainer of uranium enrichment

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Scientists find a way to fight Alzheimer’s brain damage without removing toxic tau

NASA reveals 16 stunning galaxies hiding cosmic chaos

Scientists discover a surprising link between vitamin C and cancer survival

Scientists reach the ultimate quantum limit on a surface

NASA solves a strange mystery hidden inside asteroid Bennu’s boulders

Why painful arthritis can return stronger after cancer treatment

Walking May Improve Your Attention Span

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Can AI predict whether you’ll die from cancer from just an image of your face?

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Longevity Research Has a Bullshit Problem

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“It Feels Like Something Out of Science Fiction”: Astronomers Find First Green Star

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The Wildlife Photo of the Year May Break Your Heart

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Japan launches a probe to collect rocks from Mars’s moon Phobos

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Teen Girls Are Now More Likely to Vape Than Boys

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