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Powerful AI finds 100+ hidden planets in NASA data including rare and extreme worlds
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Weight loss drug Ozempic linked to lower depression and anxiety risk
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Alzheimer’s drugs may not work and could raise brain risks
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Malaria didn’t just kill early humans, it shaped who we became
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Evolution isn’t random. Scientists find the same genes used for 120 million years
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Smart underwear detects lactose intolerance by tracking your farts
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Read an extract from Luminous by Silvia Park
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The rings of Uranus are even stranger than we thought
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Your oral microbiome could affect your weight, liver and diabetes risk
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Human heads have changed shape a lot in the past 100 years
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Novel wheat hybrids increase resistance to major fungal disease by up to 70%
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They look like healthy motivation, but these viral posts may do more harm than good for young adults
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UK's national soil database released as open-access repository
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Understanding canine distemper virus and increased risk during summer
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New imaging method maps reversed DNA replication forks in single cells
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'It was quite a light show!' NASA astronaut spies dramatic fireball from the International Space Station (photos)
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Spaceflight is hard on the heart, yet artificial ones grow better in space than on Earth
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New this month, this Lego Star Wars Yoda bust would terrify Darth Vader and I have to have it
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SpaceX sends 45 satellites to orbit in nighttime launch from California (video)
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See May's full 'Flower Moon' bloom in gorgeous photos from around the world
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Scientists detect an enormous halo around the iconic Sombrero Galaxy — Space photo of the week
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Early data links Wegovy to risk of 'eye stroke' — here's what to know
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'It cuts both ways': Positive tipping points can restore wrecked ecosystems — we just need to trigger them, Earth system scientist Tim Lenton says
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New data center will be partially powered by human brain cells for the first time
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The universe may end trillions of years sooner than we thought
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Are your memories real? Physicists revisit the Boltzmann brain paradox
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Physicists just found a tiny flaw in time itself
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Scientists just discovered what coffee is really doing to your gut and brain
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Scientists built a memory chip that breaks the rules of miniaturization
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The creepy feeling in old buildings might have a surprising cause
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Why dinosaurs lived much more complex lives than we thought
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The 4 biggest myths about hydration, according to an expert
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Oak trees use delaying tactics to thwart hungry caterpillars
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Why I explore our inevitable love for robots in my novel Luminous
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Will Colombia summit kick-start the end of the fossil fuel era?
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Deadly droughts and floods wipe out young California salmon en route to Pacific
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Rising temperatures could be driving up antibiotic resistance in soil, 11-year study finds
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Synthetic biology promised to rewrite life—with the death of its pioneer, J. Craig Venter, how close are scientists?
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How a newly discovered organelle could help reduce cow methane emissions
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Cities are getting hotter—and bigger. New research reveals the scale of the challenge
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Why do some stars become 'supernova impostors'? Astronomers still don't quite know
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How 'For All Mankind' evolved from 'The Right Stuff' into 'The Expanse'
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The Claypool Lennon Delirium's cosmic new album is not just an AI warning, but a reflection on a global loss of empathy (video)
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Is Venus volcanically active? Big Hawaiian eruption in 2022 could help scientists find out
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Astrophotographer captures Pleiades 'Seven Sisters' glowing through ghostly blue veil
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'Sacrifice zones' around critical mineral mines are rife with pollution, child workers and birth defects
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The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks this week: How to see 'shooting stars' dropped by Halley's Comet
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Did Japan have female samurai?
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City birds appear to like men more than women, but experts have no idea why
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Poop-encrusted chamber pots from the Roman Empire reveal oldest known human cases of Crypto parasite
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18th-century mechanical volcano roars to life 250 years later
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Boosting one protein helps the brain fight Alzheimer’s
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The “big one” might not come alone: Double West Coast earthquake threat
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Scientists sound alarm as dangerous amoebas spread globally
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This 275-million-year-old animal had a twisted jaw like nothing alive today
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Is consciousness more fundamental to reality than quantum physics?
Yesterday
Our verdict on Red Mars: Mostly great, with a few quibbles
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Ann Leckie continues to shine with new sci-fi novel Radiant Star
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2026 will be the hottest year on record, leading scientist predicts
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Why the keto diet could be a revolutionary way to treat mental illness
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Blood-based DNA marker tracks arsenic exposure and may predict toxicity risk
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Solar radio bursts reveal hidden magnetic switchbacks near the sun, Parker Solar Probe data suggest
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Canada proposes POET mission to hunt Earth-sized planets
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Why Eurovision stays unpredictable after 70 years of copycats and rule changes
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A new interface to study RNA biology
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SpaceX launching 45 satellites to orbit early May 3: Watch it live
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New for Star Wars Day, grab this Lego Star Wars model of The Mandalorian's coolest ship and get the Darksaber for free
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 208 — Lander, Lander, Who's Got a Lander
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The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks next week: Here's what you need to know
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'Slither' at 20: The alien worm comedy-horror that heralded James Gunn's arrival
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Scientists identify 10,000 'impossible' exoplanet candidates, potentially tripling the number of known alien worlds
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Yellowstone's volcano may be fueled in a very different way than we thought
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Science news this week: Risky, lifesaving surgery performed on a baby in the womb, AI agent deletes a company database in 9 seconds, and the universe may end much sooner than expected
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What's the difference between a lion and a tiger?
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'One of the most rapid transitions that I've seen': NOAA forecaster on how this year's El Niño could shatter records
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18th-century mechanical volcano roars to life 250 years later
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The “big one” might not come alone: Double West Coast earthquake threat
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Scientists sound alarm as dangerous amoebas spread globally
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This 275-million-year-old animal had a twisted jaw like nothing alive today
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This “Pink Floyd” spider hunts prey 6x its size and lives in walls
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Is consciousness more fundamental to reality than quantum physics?
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Why the keto diet could be a revolutionary way to treat mental illness
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NHS England rushes to hide software over AI hacking fears
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The 4 biggest myths about hydration, according to an expert
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Oak trees use delaying tactics to thwart hungry caterpillars
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Why Eurovision stays unpredictable after 70 years of copycats and rule changes
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A new interface to study RNA biology
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Plant-based diets cut climate impact by more than half, randomized clinical trial shows
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Deadly feline coronavirus variant has been present in the US for more than a decade
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Hidden plant molecules show up to 25 times stronger activity against Ebola and COVID-19
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The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks next week: Here's what you need to know
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'Slither' at 20: The alien worm comedy-horror that heralded James Gunn's arrival
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How 'For All Mankind' evolved from 'The Right Stuff' into 'The Expanse'
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The Claypool Lennon Delirium's cosmic new album is not just an AI warning, but a reflection on a global loss of empathy (video)
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Is Venus volcanically active? Big Hawaiian eruption in 2022 could help scientists find out
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What's the difference between a lion and a tiger?
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Weapons of the world quiz: Can you identify these historical objects of war?
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Google AI breakthrough means chatbots use six times less memory during conversations without compromising performance
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Mount Etna is like no other volcano on Earth, representing 'a new type of volcanism,' new research reveals
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Brushing your teeth in hospital could prevent catching a bad infection
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Largest ever map of universe captures 47 million galaxies and quasars
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The secret project to settle controversial maths proof with a computer
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Q&A: How the legal opium market shaped global trade—and led to an opioid crisis
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Welcome home! Artemis 2's Orion capsule returns to Florida after epic moon mission (photo)
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Is Ben Mauro's 'Huxley' graphic novel universe the next big thing in sci-fi? (interview)
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James Webb Space Telescope's strange little red dots may really be 'black hole stars', X-ray data su
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The cosmos wears a galactic sombrero | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2026
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SpaceX rocket debris could slam into the moon: Here's what you need to know
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'One of the most rapid transitions that I've seen': NOAA forecaster on how this year's El Niño could
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City birds appear to like men more than women, but experts have no idea why
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Poop-encrusted chamber pots from the Roman Empire reveal oldest known human cases of Crypto parasite
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'The detectors never stopped beeping!' Nearly 3,000 coins discovered in field are Norway's largest V
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'Two lives hang in the balance': Risky surgery in the womb saved baby from deadly disorder at just 2
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The chips in your phone are probably broken – and that's a good thing
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Parrot uses his broken beak to become a dominant male
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Researchers find providing a 'solution package' for customers may actually weaken buyer-supplier rel
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Children's voices overlooked in research consent processes, experts warn
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What celebrity worship says about self-worth
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What is quantum gravity? Scientists think it could explain the beginning of our universe
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Aurora expert captures rare pulsating northern lights in remarkable detail: 'One of the most profoun
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New treatment cuts bad cholesterol by nearly 50% without statins
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Don’t toss cannabis leaves: Scientists found rare compounds with medical potential
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Surprising obesity discovery rewrites decades of fat metabolism science
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Scientists reveal the best exercise for knee arthritis pain relief
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Earth is splitting open beneath the Pacific Northwest, scientists say
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An unorthodox version of quantum theory could reveal what reality is
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'Green' cryptocurrency uses 18 times more energy than makers claim
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We have figured out a new way to send messages into the past
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Doubts cast over 'wild' claim that magnetic control can turn on genes
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The best new science fiction books of May 2026
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How do close binary stars form?
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How oak trees outwit their predators
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India's cows offer biogas alternative to Mideast energy crunch
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Wreckage of a US Coast Guard ship lost during WWI has been found off the coast of England
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A citizen campaign returns iconic kiwi birds to New Zealand's capital after a century-long absence
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May's full 'Flower Moon' rises tonight: Here's what to expect from the 'micromoon'
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Russia's new homegrown Soyuz 5 rocket aces debut launch
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Is Venus volcanically active? Big Hawaiian eruption in 2022 could help scientists find out
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Astrophotographer captures Pleiades 'Seven Sisters' glowing through ghostly blue veil
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Is Ben Mauro's 'Huxley' graphic novel universe the next big thing in sci-fi? (interview)
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Poop-encrusted chamber pots from the Roman Empire reveal oldest known human cases of Crypto parasite
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Weapons of the world quiz: Can you identify these historical objects of war?
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Google AI breakthrough means chatbots use six times less memory during conversations without comprom
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Humanoid robots have outpaced human runners in the half-marathon, beating the world record ‪—‬ here
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'Lifelong monogamy' and 'half orphans': DNA analysis reveals clues about life on the Roman frontier
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Watch comet PANSTARRS 'switch on' its second tail as it makes closest approach to Earth
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'The detectors never stopped beeping!' Nearly 3,000 coins discovered in field are Norway's largest V
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Heartbeats physically stop cardiac cancer from growing — and that could be key to thwarting other ca
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'He began to cry, and almost fell to the floor': The fluffy fossil that finally showed the world tha
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Astronomers just mapped one of the largest structures in the universe, long hidden behind the Milky
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Scientists restore memory by blocking a single Alzheimer’s protein
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Scientists just uncovered a 3 million-year climate mystery in Antarctic ice
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10,000 new planets found hidden in NASA telescope data
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I don’t see images in my head. Can training give me a mind’s eye?
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Stunning photographs show the dynamic patterns of the natural world
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Buried in soil, a 100-million-year-old bacterial toxin could reshape pest control and antibiotic dis
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Metro Manila air still carries toxic lead decades after gasoline phaseout
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New genome editing method could swap entire genes and correct 1000 mutations at once
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Diving robot explores mystery of France's deepest shipwreck
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Carbon credits have enabled vital protection of tropical forests—despite being oversold 10-fold
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'The Martian' becomes real life: Meet 'Spudnik,' the space potato
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Trump invited the Artemis 2 moon astronauts to the Oval Office. Here's what happened
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James Webb Space Telescope's strange little red dots may really be 'black hole stars', X-ray data su
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Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches 32 Amazon internet satellites
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What is quantum gravity? Scientists think it could explain the beginning of our universe
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'Lifelong monogamy' and 'half orphans': DNA analysis reveals clues about life on the Roman frontier
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'I violated every principle I was given': AI agent deletes company's entire database in 9 seconds, t
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Earth is splitting open beneath the Pacific Northwest, scientists say
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Breakthrough in experimental light-powered quantum computers could mean scaling them up is now far m
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First-of-its-kind map of the mouse nose reveals surprises about the sense of smell
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1,900-year-old souvenir cup featuring Hadrian's Wall and Roman forts discovered in Spain
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'I'm more hopeful that birds can endure than maybe even our own species': Paleontologist Steve Brusa
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Drilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands ac
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Scientists reveal the best exercise for knee arthritis pain relief
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Humanoid robots may be about to break the 100-metre sprint record
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98 per cent of meat and dairy sustainability pledges are greenwashing
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Werner Herzog searches for ghost elephants in stunning new documentary
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The rise, the fall and the rebound of cyclic cosmology
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What to read this week: Emma Chapman's mind-expanding Radio Universe
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AI classifier flags bird flu genomes more likely to spread in mammals
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Pet cats that roam outdoors can carry similar disease risk as feral cats
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Do birds have accents? The fascinating regional differences in birdsong
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Tokamak regime sustains stable fusion plasma for one minute while easing heat loads
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Preeclampsia could be treated with 'blood filtering' therapy, early study hints
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