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Physicists say quantum mechanics may not need imaginary numbers after all
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Losing just 80 minutes of sleep a night could make you gain weight
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Stephen Hawking's black hole laws just got a major upgrade
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A 200-year-old physics experiment could help build future computers
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Where you live could shape your dementia risk, massive study finds
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How humans evolved to be twice as big as our ancestors
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Sugar molecules found in interstellar space for the first time
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Alzheimer’s, stroke, depression: The preventative power of sauna
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Shifts in the jet stream are behind Europe’s long heatwaves
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Game that reduces dementia risk may clear amyloid from men’s brains
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What one of Emperor Hadrian's latrines is telling us about the durability of Roman concrete
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For Black girls, puberty is more than physical—it transforms conversations about identity
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Zirconium tweak unlocks stronger cast aluminum alloy with ductility boost
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Hubble discovers first of star cluster's missing black holes
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Hidden in plain sight: Caribbean reef fish nestle in tube worms, revealing previously undocumented partnership
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NASA begins stacking rocket ahead of 2027 Artemis III astronaut launch (photos)
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SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, reveals what went wrong on previous launch
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Extremely Large Telescope reaches a major milestone | Space photo of the day for July 13, 2026
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Dance of death between binary stars leads to an unusual supernova
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Elamite helmet with divine figures: A warrior king's 3,500-year-old bronze armor depicting a raptor and gold-plated gods
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100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds
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2,500-year-old tomb of a 'warrior prince' with chariot and helmet discovered on Italy's Adriatic coast
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'What we found was striking': Physicists detect new kind of gravitational wave signal from a black hole's event horizon
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Whether lefty or righty, practice makes the difference
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What Ghana’s World Cup ‘juju man’ tells us about sport and spirituality in Africa
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Scientists discover a hidden heart valve risk linked to gum disease
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Spider-like creatures help uncover the surprising origins of fatherhood
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Future moon landings could wipe out clues to how life began on Earth
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This ultrasound treatment may help stop arthritis before it starts
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This electric field trick boosted heat flow by nearly 300%
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Jellyfish videos reveal why science content sparks curiosity for some viewers
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Trees for hotter cities: New approach can bolster community input in meeting targets
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Machine learning calibration of biosensors for microcystin toxin monitoring in freshwater
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The public isn't bored with economists, management scholars and sociologists but engaging people has conditions
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Tiny magnetic 'flowers' could expand how researchers image spintronic materials under stronger fields
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Supreme Court ruling on mail-in ballots ensures astronauts can vote from space  — or anywhere else
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Making history! China lands rocket during an orbital launch for 1st time ever (video)
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SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 Starlink satellites to orbit
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'Reckless' space-based data centers lack environmental review, drawing criticism
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Does fast charging damage your battery more than regular charging?
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We remember little to nothing of early childhood — and a recent mouse study may help explain why
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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman heard voices for years — but not because of psychosis
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'One of the oldest gravestones of a free Black person in America' discovered in Boston
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6,000-year-old broken ribs discovered in Syria may be one of the oldest known cases of child abuse in the world
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A robot swarm is on a mission to map Greenland’s perilous ice sheets
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Scientists say Beefalo are all beef, no -alo. Breeders disagree
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Many U.S. teens underestimate fentanyl’s deadly risk
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Young gulls’ drab plumage may help them avoid adult attacks
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A new species of walking shark has been found in Papua New Guinea
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Why is everything an app now? Stores must step up to tackle this spread
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Scientists discover how the brain rewires itself to truly multitask
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Deep-sea life has a secret food source scientists never expected
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Scientists finally solved the mystery of Earth's greatest mass extinction
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Physicists recreate black hole energy extraction in the lab
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Alzheimer's tau protein has a surprising secret role in memory
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Peter Shor’s algorithm could break the internet – but he's not worried
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Does time come from the entire universe running computations?
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The strange metals forcing us to rethink how electricity really works
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Can the biggest problems in AI be solved by philosophy?
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Orangutan mothers seem to plan playdates for their offspring
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Neil the seal is more than a viral animal. He's become a global folk hero
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Scientists decipher how a psychedelic substance is created, then engineer a plant to produce several at once
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Self‑building molecular rings bring next‑generation drug delivery and smart materials closer
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Patterned frozen soils get their shape from gravity and funky physics
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In deep oceans, evolution is supercharged. This diversity could help unlock humanity's greatest challenges
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Why space games still struggle with the scale of the universe
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149 million views! Artemis II moon mission breaks NASA's streaming record
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Space medicine breakthrough? Kidney and liver tissue bioprinted off Earth for 1st time ever
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1 month until the total solar eclipse 2026 — Here's what you need to know
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The moon, Mars and the Pleiades form a stunning lineup before dawn on July 11. Here's how to see it
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'The moon looked wrong': Artemis II mission controller Chris White on taking historic lunar flyby photos from 250,000 miles away
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AI is giving people bad money advice. Here's what I worry about most, as a finance professor.
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18 ancient Egyptian tombs with dozens of gold 'tongues' discovered along the Mediterranean coast
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Venezuela's devastating 'earthquake doublet' holds a warning for California's San Andreas Fault
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Was Einstein wrong about anything?
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Columbia scientists discover surprising link between serotonin and heart valve disease
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Yale scientists may have found how Parkinson's disease spreads through the brain
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Europe just unveiled a new rival to SpaceX’s Starship
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NASA satellites are watching Earth's newest island rise from the sea
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Why gold never tarnishes has finally been explained
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Salt batteries are about to shake up EVs and grid storage
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Chris Packham: 'I'd throw myself in front of a T. Rex to be consumed'
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5 graphs that show how heatwaves are getting more dangerous
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Ovary identity shift after menopause may contribute to inflammation
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Beetroot juice is trending – its benefits go beyond the hype
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Almost a quarter of Dutch bee colonies did not survive last winter
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Q&A: Unforeseen consequences of the 'great aging' of America
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Drawing the line: Virtual fences trigger the same cattle behavior as physical ones
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Secure glass containers for storing chemical waste through laser welding
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Synthetic rotation brings black hole energy theory into lab, amplifying waves
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Sci-fi action movies were better in the '90s. 'Independence Day' is full of reasons why
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Launching from 2 continents: Germany's Isar Aerospace leases Canadian pad for $150 million
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SpaceX launch creates colorful 'jellyfish' in the night sky | Space photo of the day for July 10, 2026
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Diagnostic dilemma: An 83-year-old man went to the hospital because of very itchy skin. It turned out he had a rare form of syphilis.
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'Time was speeding up, slowing down, or even stopping': Physicist demonstrates a key theory of time by building a 'mini-universe' in his lab
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Scientists just created the most lifelike cell ever made in a lab — here's what it could accomplish
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Neanderthals and modern humans may have shared culture 59,000 years ago in Turkey, study finds
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Heart issues tied to 'microdamage' in the brain might raise risk of memory loss, study hints
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The natural history of every U.S. state is on display at a new D.C. exhibit
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The animal behind most aggressive wildlife encounters may surprise you
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Second pregnancy changes the brain in surprising new ways
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Physicists finally build a quantum material predicted more than a decade ago
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Experimental drug reverses severe fatty liver disease by repairing the gut
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Tiny bubbles could revolutionize inkjet printing
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Scientists warn invasive Asian mantises are threatening Europe's wildlife
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New Scientist recommends a vital look at the science of fatherhood
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Bumblebee facial movements give clues to their inner lives
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Artefacts hint at cultural exchange between Neanderthals and humans
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How healthy is your brain? We now know how to find out
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Human brains may have got bigger for no particular reason
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A robot that reads bacteria by touch, without staining or chemical labels
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World's largest whale graveyard discovered by Chinese sub
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Tiny worms reveal backup circuits that keep survival reflexes from failing
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Could permanent magnets protect astronauts from solar storms?
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X-ray tracking reveals uneven expansion in young supernova remnant G292.0+1.8
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Your lost dog can now call home with the world's 1st satellite-connected dog collar
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 218 — Which Way to the Moonbase?
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White House appoints Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb to lead new UFO study group
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A ravenous black hole in our backyard could be our window into the ancient universe
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Tropical forests stop absorbing carbon dioxide during El Niño events. This year could be the worst.
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'Some people called it horrifying': 'Dinner with King Tut' author on using Egyptian mummification techniques on a modern-day human body
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'He looked like Ramses the Great': How experimental archaeologists used ancient techniques to mummify a modern-day person
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Songbirds are in crisis as trappers and smugglers force them into lucrative bird-singing competitions
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Science news this week: Time emerges inside a mini-universe, scientists thicken Arctic ice, and one of the oldest graves of a free Black person in the US found
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‘Hobbits’ likely scavenged dragons’ kills
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Scientists just debunked a dangerous baby rattlesnake myth
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Scientists used AI to crack one of water's biggest mysteries
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NASA's Hubble spots a stellar sparkler for the Fourth of July
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NASA's Hubble captures a crimson stellar nursery sparkling with blue and white stars
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NASA's Hubble captures a star-spangled sea of 500,000 stars
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The 5 must-watch science shows of 2026 so far
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2026 eclipse: 5 citizen science projects you can contribute to
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Collapse of AMOC ocean current may already be locked in
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5 things to know about sunscreen, according to a skin cancer expert
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Musical take on The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is moving and charming
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New platform creates digital map for marine biobanks
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Collective agreements are least common where workers need them most
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Understanding anti-blackness at Hispanic-serving research universities
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Geoscientists reveal how Earth's forces are shaping the 'Roof of the World'
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To ancient astronomers, Theta Eridani was brighter for 1,000 years—now we know why
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for 35th time, hauls Starlink satellites to orbit
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Medieval babies and adults buried together in Sweden were not related, archaeologists discover — raising big questions about early Christian burial practices
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Diagnostic dilemma: Huge mass in woman's stomach was likely caused by Ozempic-style drug — and dissolved with diet soda
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The Stargazer: A 5,000-year-old marble statuette of a Stone Age woman looking skyward
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First experiment to thicken Arctic ice with seawater shows promise — but there's a big catch
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Pluto has landslides
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Can geoengineering blunt El Niño’s fury?
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AI tools meant to vet science are surprisingly easy to fool
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Pickles glow when you plug them in. Science explains why
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Giant trees have tricks to work around drought
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The biggest problem with solid-state batteries may finally be solved
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The galaxy’s coldest “stars” may actually be alien megastructures
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This frog bacterium wiped out cancer tumors in mice with a single dose
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Europe's most active volcano may have a secret origin
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This common pesticide may be quietly wiping out future bumblebees
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UN space database aimed at easing global tensions is mysteriously down
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Global warming already causing crop losses of over $20 billion a year
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Mathematicians put AI to work on Fermat's last theorem
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This book is essential reading before watching the new Odyssey film
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The sneaky maths trick for solving problems without answering them
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China takes a page from SpaceX and recaptures the first stage of a rocket to reuse it
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Math reveals how honeybee hives balance the 'daring few, patient many' strategy
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Tropical forests can switch from carbon sinks to carbon sources during El Niño
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Research identifies farming practices that improve irrigation efficiency
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New test certifies quantum measurements that simpler methods cannot mimic
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SpaceX ignites all 33 powerful engines on Starship booster ahead of Flight 13 launch
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These rare glowing 'space clouds' are summer's best-kept skywatching secret
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Astronomers may have heard the 1st 'whispers' of ghost particles created by supernova explosions
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New sodium metal battery design charges in just 4 minutes and retains its capacity for years
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Canon EOS R6 III review: A wildlife wonder
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Has there ever been a period in human history without war?
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Here’s what happens when you put politicians in charge of science
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Lost in Curiosity reveals the messy reality of doing science
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Support goes a long way to boost birth control effectiveness
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Neandertal babies were a lot like ours — but didn’t stay that way
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This alien planet never has sunrise or sunset. It may support life
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Physicists created a tiny universe where time emerged without a clock
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Hawaii's famous “happy-face” spider has a surprising relative
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A hidden immune backup system could supercharge mRNA cancer vaccines
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Scientists found a longevity diet that helped mice eat more and lose fat
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Special relativity can warp chemical bonds – now we've seen it happen
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Resuscitated human retinas respond to light 10 hours after death
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Stunning photos reveal the intricate beauty of fungi
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June heatwave may have killed around 20,000 people in Europe
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Random wobbles in time could finally solve gravity’s greatest mystery
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Q&A: Examining the Global South's call for environmental justice amid expanding technology
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The Matua people: Sounds and rituals strengthen cross-border sense of community
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From The Godfather to Middlemarch: 8 of the most faithful adaptations ever
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Morning glories reveal 96% drop in adaptation as pollinator pressure reshapes evolution
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Parents direct more threats toward school administrators than teachers
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Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, passes away at 87
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Scientists have discovered the oldest quasar ever seen, and it shines with the light of a trillion suns
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He-Man and beyond: 20 sci-fi cartoons (some iconic, some weird) that transported '80s and '90s kids to strange new worlds
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10 best Spanish cities to see the total solar eclipse 2026
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Malaria had nearly been eliminated around a giant dam in the Amazon — but then it came roaring back. Experts just discovered why.
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Dirty 'button' unearthed by metal detectorist turns out to be a rare 900-year-old coin from Norway's last Viking king, Magnus Barefoot
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'800 seconds for a sick visit': Some factors driving antibiotic resistance have nothing to do with biology, says medical sociologist Julia Szymczak
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'Complex numbers are not needed for quantum mechanics': Physicists develop quantum model that uses only 'real' numbers for first time ever
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Extreme heat waves are making our cities buckle. Investing in urban nature is no longer optional.
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Summit living isn’t a problem for this tiny mouse
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