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Space debris: Will it take a catastrophe for nations to take the issue seriously?

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Why Stress Sparks Hair Loss, According to Mice

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New study finds strong link between intimate partner violence and firearm ownership

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Crick and Watson Did Not Steal Franklin’s Data

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Space debris poses growing threat, but new study suggests cleanup is feasible

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Quantum technology moves from lab to life, but widespread use remains years away

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A new look at TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized, habitable-zone exoplanet

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Astrophysicists test a new piece of the sky to probe dark matter and dark energy

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Discovery could give investigators a new tool in death investigations

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New massive duck-billed dinosaur species identified

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We Finally Know the Time of Day on Mars

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How probation officers—criminal legal system's most diverse group—experience their roles

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Lightning channels reveal hidden bursts: Lateral negative re-discharges observed for first time

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Q&A: Why understanding stem cells is the root of treating diseases from psoriasis to cancer

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Frequent flares from TRAPPIST-1 could impact habitability of nearby planets

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Ultrasonic pest control can protect beehives

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More access to nature data does not guarantee responsible use policies

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CDC Vaccine Panel in Disarray over Hepatitis B Vote

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Phonetic or morpholexical issues? New study reveals ambiguity for Japanese learners of French

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Researchers highlight need for caution in selecting global soil moisture data

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High-energy-density barocaloric material could enable smaller, lighter solid-state cooling devices

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NASA completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope construction

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U.S. Man Dies of Rabies after Receiving Infected Kidney Transplant

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Cracking the code of why and when some choose to 'self-handicap'

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Seeding jet exhaust with ice-nucleating particles could reduce aviation's climate impact

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Catalyst insight may unlock safer, on-demand ozone water disinfection

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Researchers find promising adaptations to climate change in tropical forests

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New statistical tools sharpen the search for causal DNA changes in livestock

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Canada's federal budget for 2025 shows partial alignment with farmers' priorities, new analysis reveals

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The Air In Hospitals and On Airplanes Is Cleaner Than You Think

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How a sperm bank for cheetahs might one day save the fastest land animal

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Trump NASA nominee aims to beat China in new moon race

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Scientific American’s Best Nonfiction of 2025

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Scientific American’s Best Fiction of 2025

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AI can influence voters' minds. What does that mean for democracy?

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Increasing plant diversity in agricultural grasslands boosts yields, reducing reliance on fertilizer

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Scientists capture first detailed look inside droplet-like structures of compacted DNA

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AI chatbots can effectively sway voters—in either direction

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A new role for DNA loops in repairing genetic damage

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Nanotyrannus was not a juvenile T. rex, new study confirms

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Nanotyrannus is still not a teenage T. rex

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How a bacterial toxin linked to colon cancer messes with DNA

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Chatbots spewing facts, and falsehoods, can sway voters

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AI Chatbots Shown to Sway Voters, Raising New Fears about Election Influence

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How sound moves on Mars

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Women are still absent from how history is taught and assessed in England

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More detail on what clothes feel like could make life easier for shoppers, and save retailers money

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Exploring how Mussolini's Italy merged animal husbandry with consumption policies

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Receptors in mammary glands make livestock and humans inviting hosts for avian flu

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Distance from natural habitat doesn't reduce pollination in tropical smallholder farms

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